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Winter Storm in Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado
Winter Storm December 21, 1999 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
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 5724137. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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