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Heavy Snow in Wet Mountains, Colorado
Heavy Snow February 18, 1998 · Wet Mountains, Colorado
The wider storm
An upper level disturbance brought a blast of snow from the Palmer Divide north of Colorado Springs to the southeast mountains and foothills. Total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 5 inches in western El Paso county, 6 inches in Canon City in western Fremont county, 8 inches across the Wet mountains including Rye and Beulah, and 13 inches in Walsenburg in Huerfano county. The snow caused numerous accidents along Interstate 25, including a 3 car pile up that injured 4 and caused 1 fatality on Monument Hill.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5634825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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