Winter Weather — Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

2024-11-02 to 2024-11-04 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches at Tower.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure trough dove southward and passed through Arizona and New Mexico, keeping much of eastern Utah and western Colorado in a deformation zone and allowing for widespread light to moderate accumulations of snow in the mountains. Mild temperatures and dry low levels ahead of this system limited snow accumulations in the lower elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224395. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.