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Heavy Snow in Leadville and Vicinity, Colorado
Heavy Snow November 25, 2001 – November 26, 2001 · Leadville and Vicinity, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
A strong weather system brought areas of heavy snow and locally high winds. Some of the heavier snowfall totals included 7 inches at Leadville in Lake county...11 inches 9 miles west of South Fork in Rio Grande county...8 inches 9 miles southwest of Creede in Mineral county and 16 inches at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral county. In addition to the heavy snow...very strong local wind gusts were noted...including a wind gust to 85 mph 7 miles west of Westcliffe at an elevation of 8600 feet in Custer county.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5275016. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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