Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

1998-01-19 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A weather disturbance moved into Colorado late the afternoon of the 19th, bringing snow to the eastern San Juan Mountains later that night. In a relatively short period of time 3 inches of snow fell at the Wolf Creek Ski Area, and 4 to 5 inches of snow fell near Creede in Mineral county. Strong southwest winds at 20 to 40 mph produced widespread areas of blowing and drifting snow, reducing visibilities to near zero at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5627693. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.