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

A storm system brought heavy snows to south central and southeast Colorado. Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 6 inches in Northern El Paso county, north of Colorado Springs, the Wet Mountains, and in the northern San Luis Valley. Amounts of 6 to 12 inches occurred in the Eastern San Juan, La Garita, Sangre de Cristo, and Spanish Peaks Mountains. Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and parts of the southeast plains received significantly less snowfall, ranging from 1 to 4 inches. Walsenburg, in Huerfano county received nearly 9 inches of snow. Wolf Creek Pass, in southwest Colorado received over one foot of snow and was closed for a time.