Winter Weather — Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Colorado

2024-03-28 to 2024-03-29 · Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Colorado

Event narrative

Douglas Pass received 7 inches of snow with winds gusting up to 54 mph.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved through the northern portions of northeast Utah and northwest Colorado and stalled along I-70, resulting in moderate snowfall and strong winds across the Eastern Uinta Mountains of Northeast Utah, as well as all mountain ranges of Northwest Colorado and West-Central Colorado. A low pressure trough also moved through the area and interacted with the cold front, resulting in locally higher amounts due to banding along the front, even into some higher northwest Colorado valleys. Milder temperatures resulted in very little snow in the lower elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1169803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.