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Winter Storm in Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft, Colorado

Winter Storm March 16, 2021 – March 17, 2021 · Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow of 5.5 inches. 2 miles west southwest Nathrop.

The wider storm

A strong upper level system moved across the region during this period, producing a period of heavy snow across the eastern mountains and far southern CO, especially the southern I-25 corridor. Along with the heavy snow, strong winds occurred and supported blizzard conditions near the Colorado and New Mexico border. Highest snow amounts approached one foot across far southern Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 952500. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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