Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

2000-02-24 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

A winter storm system moving across the Four Corners area produced heavy snow in portions of Mineral and Rio Grande counties. In Mineral county, snow totals ranged from 6 inches at Santa Maria Reservoir to 13 1/2 inches 12 miles southwest of Creede. In Rio Grande county, 12 inches of snow fell 4 miles west of South Fork.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5133614. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.