Heavy Snow — Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft, Colorado

2024-01-25 to 2024-01-26 · Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft, Colorado

Event narrative

There was 8 inches of snow that fell.

Wider weather episode

A relatively weak trough passed over southern Colorado from 1/25 to 1/26 producing moderate to heavy snowfall across the mountains, the mountain valleys, and portions of the I-25 Corridor. With the passing trough the vorticity advection sparked showers over the mountains the created snow bands over the mountains that spilled over the lower elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160561. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.