Winter Storm — Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

2006-01-19 to 2006-01-20 · Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong, slow moving storm system produced widespread snow across southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow totals follow: 6 to 10 inches in and around...Trinidad...Aguilar...Walsenburg...Colorado Springs...Nathrop...Crestone...Maysville...Salida...Cripple Creek...Divide...Monarch Pass and La Veta...12 inches of snow was noted 12 miles north-northeast of Texas Creek in Fremont County...8 miles west of Westcliffe in Custer County and in Beulah in Pueblo County...13 inches 5 miles south of Rosita in Custer County...14 inches in and near Cuchara...15 inches around San Isabel...17 inches around Rye...and finally...not to be outdone...18 inches at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5487137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.