Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

1998-10-25 to 1998-10-26 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong weather system brought moist, southerly flow to the eastern San Juan mountains, which produced heavy snow starting early on the 25th and lasting into the afternoon of the 26th. The summits of Wolf Creek Pass and Cumbres Pass, and other areas above 10,000 feet reported snowfall amounts of 12 to 20 inches. Santa Maria Reservoir, elevation 9800 feet, reported 6 to 7 inches of snow along with weather related power outages that lasted 4 hours. In Creede only about 3 inches of snow fell, but the wet snow combined with gusty winds to bring down numerous power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5671636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.