Heavy Snow — Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

1998-01-31 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A weather disturbance moved across New Mexico, bringing snow to the southern mountains and nearby foothills of Colorado the afternoon and evening of the 31st. Localized favorable upslope flow caused snowfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches across extreme western El Paso County, in western Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, while Woodland Park in Teller County and Cuchara in the Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains received 7 inches of accumulation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5627694. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.