Heavy Snow — Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Colorado

2024-02-06 to 2024-02-08 · Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Colorado

Event narrative

Douglas Pass received 14 inches of snow. Wind gusts peaked at 40 mph but stayed below 45 mph.

Wider weather episode

Abundant moisture due to a significant Atmospheric River moved through the Four Corners into eastern Utah and southwest Colorado, favoring heavy snowfall for the southern slopes across the eastern Utah mountains and mountains of southwest and west-central Colorado as well as very strong winds above 11,000 feet. Warm air ahead of this system limited snow accumulations for the lower elevations. The northern and central mountains also received moderate snow in the colder northwest flow portion of the event but not as much snow as the southern mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165804. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.