Heavy Snow — Yuma County, Colorado

2024-03-07 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

A low pressure system moved across Eastern Colorado producing heavy snow, mainly across Yuma County, Colorado. Snow amounts ranged from 4.5 inches in the southeast corner of the county to 11.5 inches near the city of Yuma over a duration just over 17 hours.

Key impacts: heavy snow, visibility reduction, and hazardous travel.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moved across Eastern Colorado producing heavy snow, mainly across Yuma County, Colorado. Snow amounts ranged from 4.5 inches in the southeast corner of the county to 11.5 inches near the city of Yuma over a duration just over 17 hours. Kit Carson County also received snowfall with reported amounts ranging from four to five inches, mainly over the western half of the county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.