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Heavy Snow in Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Heavy Snow April 22, 2001 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
An upper level storm system moving from the four corners region into east central and northeast Colorado...produced a strong surface low pressure system over east-central Colorado. Areas of heavy snow and strong winds were the result. Some of the heavier snow amounts follow: In Custer county...7 inches of snow west of Westcliffe. In Fremont county up to 8 inches of snow fell in the north central part of the county. In Mineral county...12 inches of snow was noted at Wolf Creek Pass. Snow amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred in Teller county and in parts of Pueblo county and Fremont county.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5239368. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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