Heavy Snow — Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

2002-01-04 to 2002-01-05 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A fast moving upper level disturbance brought heavy snow to the Sangre de Cristo and Wet mountains and the adjacent high valleys and plains. Snow amounts were as follows: 7 inches at Rye in Pueblo county, 6 inches around Coaldale in Fremont county and Beulah in Pueblo county, and 5 inches 7 miles west-northwest of Westcliffe in Custer county, at La Veta in Huerfano county, and 5 miles northwest of Aguilar in Huerfano county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5279280. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.