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Heavy Snow in Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado
Heavy Snow October 31, 1998 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado
The wider storm
The weather system that brought heavy snow to the eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains when located over Southern Arizona on October 30th, moved into Southern New Mexico and brought a round of heavy snow to the Southern Sangre de Cristo mountains on the 31st. Snowfall amounts in southeast Colorado were from 1 to 2 inches across Teller county, the Wet mountains, and the Northern Sangre de Cristo mountains. Across the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains, 12 inches of snow was reported in Cuchara, and 2 to 3 inches of snow fell in Walsenburg. This system continued to bring widespread snow to the mountains and adjacent areas overnight and through the first part of the day on November 1st.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5671638. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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