Winter Weather — Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2024-02-08 to 2024-02-09 · Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 6 inches at the Rangely COOP site. Winds peaked at 29 mph but stayed below 30 mph.

Wider weather episode

A potent shortwave and closed mid level low moved across the southern half of eastern Utah and western Colorado following the last strong Atmospheric River system, with colder air already in place from the previous storm. This led to the valleys of southwest Colorado and southeast Utah also seeing some significant snowfall with the mountains of southeast Utah and southwest Colorado favored for the better accumulations of 5 to 12 inches on average. The valleys and mountains of northeast Utah and far northwest Colorado also saw some moderate snowfall given the cold air and forcing.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165821. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.