Winter Weather — Cheyenne County, Colorado

2024-02-27 · Cheyenne County, Colorado

Event narrative

Snow squall. A co-op observer reported visibility of 1/4 mile in heavy snowfall. Also, a Viaero camera in Cheyenne Wells showed visibility of 1/4 mile or less in snow due to a slowly moving snow squall. Nearby mesonets recorded wind gusts ranging from 20 to 40 mph during the time the snow bands were moving through the county.

Key Impacts: white-out conditions, snow packed roadways.

Wider weather episode

In the morning to mid afternoon on the 27th, strong winds moved over eastern Colorado gusty over 50 mph. Meanwhile a boundary moved through the area and caused bands of snow to form. As these bands of snow traversed the region, the winds, still gusting up to 40 mph near the time of the snow, reduced visibility down to 1/4 mile. These blizzard-like conditions only lasted for a brief time after the snow began, as the winds weakened as a snow band moved over. However, travel was dangerous during the onset of the snow squall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1155407. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.