Winter Storm — Kiowa County, Colorado

1999-03-12 to 1999-03-13 · Kiowa County, Colorado

Wider weather episode

The center of a major winter storm moved across northern New Mexico into the Texas panhandle from late evening of the 11th through the early morning of the 13th. Snow fell throughout all of southern Colorado, and heavy snow fell in the northern San Luis Valley, Sangre de Cristo mountains, and into the southeast plains. The northern San Luis Valley received 5 to 10 inches of snow, the Sangre de Cristo mountains 6 to 16 inches, and the southeast plains 6 to 12 inches of snow. Some higher amounts were the 10 inches at Saguache in Saguache county, 16 inches at Cuchara in Huerfano county, and 12 inches in the Springfield and Walsh areas of Baca county in far southeast Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5692258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.