Winter Storm — Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft, Colorado

2011-10-26 · Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system generated significant snow across much of the mountains and adjacent terrain of southern Colorado. Some of the higher reported snow amounts included 6 to 8 inches on the north side of Colorado Springs and Black Forest (El Paso County)...Woodland Park and Divide (Teller County)...Penrose and Florence (Fremont County)...Beulah (Pueblo County)...Buena Vista (Chaffee County)...and Westcliffe (Custer County). Ten inches to 12 inches accumulated in Leadville (Lake County)... Rosita and Hillside (Custer County)...Rye (Pueblo County)...and Florissant (Teller County). Thirteen to 14 inches was measured south and west of Walsenburg (Huerfano County)...and 7 miles west of Westcliffe (Custer County). A power loss affected up to 1500 customers in Fremont County, due to downed tree limbs from heavy snow accumulation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 351547. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.