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

1996-02-21 to 1996-02-22 · Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

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_id 5542687. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.