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Heavy Snow in Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

Heavy Snow April 26, 1998 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

The wider storm

A deep moist northeast airflow brought heavy snow to the south central mountains and southern foothills late night the 25th into the afternoon of the 26th. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 10 inches across the entire area, with an incredible total of 26 inches at Cuchara in the Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains and at Aspen Acres Campground in the Wet Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5642475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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