Winter Weather — Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

2012-12-09 · Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A weather system moving south across the Colorado Rockies generated snow...heavy at times...to portions of southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow totals include: 4 to 5 inches near Rosita (Custer County)...Pueblo West (Pueblo County)...Woodland Park (Teller County)...Alamosa (Alamosa County)...Monument and Fountain (El Paso County...Walsenburg (Huerfano County) and Leadville (Lake County). Six to 8 inches of snow was measured in and near Trinidad (Las Animas County)...Divide (Teller County)...Colorado City...Beulah...Rye (Pueblo County)...Penrose (Fremont County) and Maysville (Chaffee County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 421707. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.