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Winter Storm in Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado
Winter Storm January 4, 2017 – January 6, 2017 · Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado
The wider storm
A potent weather system generated heavy snow and blowing snow across many areas. Some of the higher reported snow totals included: 6 to 9 inches in Beulah and Colorado City (Pueblo County), Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Alamosa, Westcliffe and Rosita (Custer County), and Texas Creek (Fremont County); 10 to 12 inches near Trinidad (Las Animas County) and Rye (Pueblo County); 23 inches near Leadville (Lake County); around 29 inches near Monarch Pass and Maysville (Chaffee County), and an impressive 42 inches impacting Wolf Creek Pass (Mineral County).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 671458. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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