Heavy Snow — Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

2024-03-24 to 2024-03-25 · Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

Event narrative

There was 8.0 inches of snow measured.

Wider weather episode

During late March, yet another deep upper level trough dug in across the western US. This, along with a strong southwesterly flow from the subtropical jet, brought in sufficient moisture and synoptic/orographic lift for another round of snowfall for parts of SE Colorado. Additionally, the strong synoptic forcing and convective nature of parts of this system did allow for the formation of one landspout tornado on March 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168201. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.