High Wind — Eastern Las Animas County, Colorado

2013-10-10 · Eastern Las Animas County, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong weather disturbance caused moderate to heavy mountain snow accumulations, mainly across and near the Continental Divide. The eastern San Juan mountains tallied over 8 inches of snow. The disturbance also caused a high wind episode across the eastern mountains and southeast Colorado plains. Gradient winds gusted over 60 mph. Those winds, coupled with thunderstorms across the southeast plains, caused some damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 475615. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.