Heavy Snow — Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

2023-12-04 · Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

Event narrative

Reported by the public.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged period with a long wave trough developed over Colorado at the beginning of December. At the beginning of the events and enhanced jet streak oriented from the SW to the NE formed over southern Colorado, which produced High Wind Warning Criteria winds. The lower elevations did not see much for snow, at most 5 inches, but the mountains produced magnitudes of around 1 foot and more.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1153671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.