Winter Weather — San Juan River Basin, Colorado

2024-02-07 to 2024-02-08 · San Juan River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with 6.8 inches measured at Pagosa Springs 6.1NE. Wind gusts were generally under 30 mph with a peak wind gust of 29 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 1165814. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.