Winter Weather — Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

2024-11-12 to 2024-11-13 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 6 to 10 inches with locally higher amount of 18 inches at Tower. Peak wind gust of 53 mph was recorded at Storm Peak Lab on 11/12.

Wider weather episode

An open wave trough quickly moved across the northern half of western Colorado, producing moderate snowfall accumulations for the Park Mountains and Flattop Mountains with wind gusts exceeding 45 mph over Storm Peak.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.