Winter Weather — Yuma County, Colorado

2023-12-24 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

Snow fall amounts of six to eight inches were reported over the eastern third or so of the county.

Key impacts: snow packed roadways, blowing and drifting snow.

Wider weather episode

A band of higher snowfall rates moved east across Kit Carson and Yuma counties during the overnight hours. Light rain ahead of the snow squall turned to snow as the band of higher snowfall rates moved through. This caused the visibility to fall to a quarter mile or less for a short time. Wind gusts ranged from 30-50 MPH in the snow squall.

Behind the snow squall, snow amounts around six inches were reported. The highest amount was eight inches near Burlington and in far southeast Yuma County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1149858. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.