Winter Storm — Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

2016-02-01 to 2016-02-02 · Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A powerful weather system produced significant snow. Some of the reported snow totals included...6 to 9 inches near Blende and Pueblo (Pueblo County)...Canon City (Fremont County) and Ordway (Crowley County)...10 to 13 inches near Cripple Creek and Woodland Park (Teller County)...Rosita and Silver Cliff (Custer County)...La Veta (Huerfano County)...Colorado City (Pueblo County)...Manitou Springs and Calhan (El Paso County)...14 to 17 inches in the rest of the Colorado Springs metro area (El Paso County)...Beulah (Pueblo County) and Maysville (Chaffee County...18 to 24 inches at Penrose (Fremont County)...northern El Paso County...Westcliffe (Custer County) and the Spanish Peaks (Huerfano County)...22 inches at Rye (Pueblo County)...30 inches at Monarch Pass (Chaffee County)...and 40 inches at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass (Mineral County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 618974. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.