Winter Weather — Central Colorado River Basin, Colorado

2024-02-02 to 2024-02-04 · Central Colorado River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area.

Wider weather episode

A deep Atmospheric River and strong southerly flow moved into the Four Corners region, bringing widespread moderate to heavy snow to the southern mountains of southeast Utah and southwest Colorado, expanding into the central Colorado mountains. Snow continued in colder northwest flow behind the trough, bringing additional moderate to heavy snow to the northwest Colorado mountains and higher valleys. Milder temps limited accumulations in lower elevations with all mountain areas seeing significant snowfall. Highest wind gusts remained above 12,000 feet with gusts 45 to 55 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.