Heavy Snow — Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

1999-05-03 to 1999-05-04 · Eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong, fast moving weather disturbance moved across southern Colorado, bringing snow, heavy at times, to parts of the southern and central Colorado mountains. In the eastern San Juan mountains, 11 inches of snow was recorded at Wolf Creek Pass, while Creede in northern Mineral county received 5 inches of snow. Monarch Pass, in southwest Chaffee county, accumulated 6 to 8 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5698882. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.