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Heavy Snow in Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Heavy Snow March 27, 1998 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
The wider storm
A weather disturbance tracked from southern Nevada across southern Colorado the afternoon and evening of the 26th through the early morning of the 27th, bringing a quick blast of snow to the south central mountains and southeastern foothills. Across the Eastern San Juan mountains, Santa Maria Reservoir in Mineral county received a storm total of 11 inches, while Creede received 8 inches. Across the southeast foothills, Trinidad and Walsenburg received around 6 inches of snow, while Woodland Park in Teller county tallied 4 inches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5632619. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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