Winter Storm — Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

1999-12-21 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

An upper level disturbance moving south through eastern Utah in combination with a cold front pushing south through southern Colorado caused periods of heavy snow and gusty winds. The heaviest snow was noted at Cuchara with 10 inches. Other locations receiving heavy snow were San Isabel in Pueblo county, which received 6 inches...La Veta Pass with 3 to 6 inches of snow...Westcliffe in Custer county with 4 inches...Beulah in Pueblo County with 3 inches, and 5 miles north of Canon City in Fremont county...also with 3 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5724137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.