Winter Storm — Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

2016-04-15 to 2016-04-17 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A potent, slow moving storm system produced impressive snow across many portions of southern Colorado. Some of the higher reported snow amounts included 6 to 9 inches in the northern San Luis Valley...Maysville (Chaffee County) and Penrose (Fremont County)...10 to 20 inches from near Walsenburg to northern El Paso County...and 20 to 30 inches near Monument (El Paso County)...Rosita and Westcliffe (Custer County)...Texas Creek (Fremont County)...Woodland Park (Teller County) and the Spanish Peaks (Huerfano County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 630926. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.