Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

1998-03-27 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

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_id 5632619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.