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Heavy Snow in Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

Heavy Snow December 8, 2023 – December 9, 2023 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

There was 10 inches of snow that fell.

The wider storm

A long and sharp trough passed over the region that brought a strong cold front with very cold air behind it. The cold air created an efficient environment for efficient snow production, leading to heavy snowfall accumulations across the eastern mountains and the I-25 corridor from El Paso County down to the New Mexico border.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1153910. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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