Heavy Snow in Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

A weather disturbance moved northeast across northern New Mexico, bringing snow to the mountains, high valleys, and plains of south central and southeast Colorado starting the morning of the 2nd through the afternoon of the 3rd. Snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches across parts of the southeast plains, the Palmer Divide, and southern portions of the San Luis Valley. Snowfall reached 9 inches at Rye in the Wet Mountains, 17 inches at Cuchara in the Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, and 22 inches at Wolf Creek Ski Area in the Eastern San Juan Mountains. The rest of the southeast plains received 1 to 3 inches amounts, including much of the Colorado Springs and Pueblo areas.