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Winter Weather in Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado
Winter Weather April 15, 2020 – April 16, 2020 · Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Travel was impacted along Colorado Highway 65 and a crash caused the road to be closed for close to 4 hours. The crash resulted in one fatality as a 27-year-old man's car slid 300 yards off the highway.
The wider storm
A bitterly cold Pacific trough and associated cold front pushed through western Colorado. Favorable orographics and jet support aloft resulted in moderate to heavy snow across the northern and central Colorado mountains. Additionally, winds gusted up to 55 MPH at times which led to reduced visibility in blowing snow.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877114. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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