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

2006-12-19 to 2006-12-20 · Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow and blizzard conditions occurred over the western mountains...and eastern mountains and southeast plains of southern Colorado. The following are some of the highest reported snow totals and snow drifts...10 to 15 inches Lamar (Prowers County)...Springfield and Two Buttes (Baca County)...Fort Lyon (Bent County)...Kim (Las Animas County)...Eads and Sheridan Lake (Kiowa County)...La Junta (Otero County)...Cripple Creek and Florissant (Teller County)...Rosita (Custer County)...Penrose (Fremont County)...Fort Garland (Costilla County)...Maysville (Chaffee County) and...Creede (Mineral County)...16 to 19 inches at Walsenburg and La Veta (Huerfano County)...Trinidad and Aguilar (Las Animas County)...Peyton and Black Forest (El Paso County)...Beulah and Colorado City (Pueblo County)...San Isabel (Custer County)...South Fork (Rio Grande County). Four foot snow drifts were common at Trinidad...while snow drifts up to 7 feet were experienced around Black Forest...22 inches at Rye and Colorado City (Pueblo County)...around 2 feet over the Spanish Peaks (Huerfano County)...Silver Cliff (Custer County)...around 2 feet at Black Forest (El Paso)...Woodland Park (Teller County)...and 28 inches at Cuchara (Huerfano County) and Monument (El Paso County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 7261. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.