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Winter Storm in Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

Winter Storm October 18, 2024 – October 20, 2024 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

There was 27 inches of snow estimated from social media and snotel data.

The wider storm

A closed low pressure center set-up over the desert southwest. The seasonality of it created cold enough temperatures for heavy snow over the mountains, but the position of the low at this point of the year created a sufficient enough atmosphere for severe thunderstorms over the eastern plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1221247. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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