Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

2001-03-16 to 2001-03-17 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

An upper level storm system generated a few bands of heavy snow accumulation over parts southern Colorado. Most area in the mountains and adjacent high valleys and plains had 2 to 5 inches of snow...but some of the heavier snow totals include: 7 inches at Nathrop in Chaffee county...8 inches at Coaldale in Fremont county...in Custer county...up to 10 inches 7 to 10 miles west of Westcliffe...and in in Mineral county the Wolf Creek Ski area picked up 15 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5236359. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.