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Heavy Snow in Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Colorado

Heavy Snow February 21, 1996 – February 22, 1996 · Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Colorado

The wider storm

A prolonged period of snow affected the San Juan and La Garita Mountains from the morning of the 20th to the morning of the 22nd. General snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 inches were expected. Wolf Creek Pass had around 16 inches of new snow. A period of heavy snow...with 6 to 12 inches...occurred in the Sangre De Cristos from the evening of the 21st to the morning of the 22nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5542687. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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