Winter Weather — Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2024-01-17 to 2024-01-18 · Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 7 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area with 13 inches at Steamboat Springs 1.9 E.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure trough moved from the Pacific Northwest across northwest Colorado, along with remnants of an atmospheric river and produced heavy snowfall for mainly the northern and central Colorado mountains and moderate snow for the higher northern and central valleys.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162103. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.