Winter Storm — Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

1998-03-07 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm moved across southern Colorado...reaching the southeast plains late on the morning of the 7th. In addition to the heavy snowfall, strong gusty winds at 15 to 35 mph produced widespread blowing and drifting snow across the mountains. Snowfall totals ranged from 18 to 26 inches at Wolf Creek Pass and the town of Creede in the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains...8 to 10 inches at Cuchara in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains...6 to 8 inches in Westcliffe and at Rye and Beulah in western Pueblo county and in the Wet mountains...and 4 to 6 inches across the southern foothills, including Walsenburg and Trinidad.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5632592. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.