Blizzard — Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

2024-01-08 to 2024-01-09 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

Event narrative

There was a combination of COOP observed snowfall, visibility less than one quarter mile, heavy snow, and wind gusting up to 30 mph for 3 consecutive hours.

Wider weather episode

The closed low dug down in a deep trough across the Rocky Mountains and SE Colorado. This brough more widespread heavy snow and strong winds to our forecast area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182324. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.