Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

2001-12-15 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

As an upper level disturbance brought some heavy snow to the southwestern Colorado mountains. The most significant snow amount occurred at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral county where 13 inches fell. In the lower elevations of Mineral county, 2 to 4 inches of snow fell.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5275442. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.