Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

COLORADO, South Central and SoutheastCOZ061-067-074>075 Eastern San Juan Mountains - Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak - Upper Huerfano RiverBasin/Walsenburg And Vicinity - Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad And VicinityCOZ060>061-065>067-070>075COLORADO, WestCOZ004-010-012COZ004-009>010-012-017>021-023COZ002COZ010COZ001>002-007-009>010-012-018Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMarch 199826 1300MST0 0Heavy Snow27 0800MSTA weather disturbance tracked from southern Nevada across southern Colorado the afternoon and evening of the 26th through theearly morning of the 27th, bringing a quick blast of snow to the south central mountains and southeastern foothills. Across theEastern San Juan mountains, Santa Maria Reservoir in Mineral county received a storm total of 11 inches, while Creede received 8inches. Across the southeast foothills, Trinidad and Walsenburg received around 6 inches of snow, while Woodland Park in Tellercounty tallied 4 inches.La Garita Mountains - Eastern San Juan Mountains - Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains - SouthernSangre De Cristo Mountains - Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak - Wet Mountains - Southern El PasoCounty/Colorado Springs And Vicinity - Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge - Pueblo And EasternFremont Counties/Pueblo And Vicinity - Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg And Vicinity - UpperPurgatoire River Basin/Trinidad And Vicinity28 0000MST0 0Winter Storm30 1500MSTA strong winter storm system moved from the Great basin across southern Colorado, bringing heavy snow to the Eastern San Juanand La Garita mountains on the 28th through midday of the 29th. Wolf Creek Pass reported a storm total of 19 inches, and wasclosed because of deep snow and strong gusty winds. Creede and Santa Maria Reservoir reported 9 to 10 inches of snow. Thestorm continued to track east, bringing snow to the Sangre De Cristo mountains, the Wet mountains, Teller county, and the nearbyfoothills and plains on the 30th. Across this area snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 10 inches, with Woodland Park in Teller countyreporting a storm total of 8 inches. Cuchara, in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains, Beulah and Rye in the Wet mountains,and Walsenburg saw 8 to 10 inches of snow.Elkhead And Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau - Gore And Elk Mountains/Central MountainValleys/Aspen And Vicinity - West Elk And Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park04 0000MST0 0Heavy Snow05 0000MSTA moist westerly flow produced about a foot of new snow in most northern and central mountain areas of western Colorado.Heavier amounts included 18 inches at Steamboat Ski Area, 15 inches at Aspen Ski Area, and 15 inches at Snowmass Ski Area.Elkhead And Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau - Grand And Battlement Mesas - Gore And ElkMountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen And Vicinity - West Elk And Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park -Uncompahgre Plateau - Northwestern San Juan Mountains - Southwestern San Juan Mountains - ParadoxValley/Lower Dolores River - Four Corners/Upper Dolores River/Cortez And Vicinity - San Juan RiverBasin/Pagosa Springs And Vicinity05 2000MST0 0Winter Storm07 0000MSTA Pacific trough generally produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in most mountain areas of western Colorado as well as 6 to 10 inches insome lower elevation areas of southwest Colorado. Heavier amounts included 23 inches at Purgatory Ski Area, 18 inches atTelluride Ski Area, 18 inches at Fish Creek just northwest of Rico, and 16 inches at McClure Pass. Strong winds caused areas ofblowing and drifting snow. Gusts of 50 to 65 MPH were reported in many mountain areas, while gusts of 40 to 50 MPH wereobserved at lower elevations.Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden And Vicinity06 2100MST0 0 0.50KHigh Wind (G72)2130MSTStrong winds associated with a cold front passage gusted to 83 MPH (72 knots) at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport near Hayden.The only known damage occurred to the anemometer cups which blew away.Gore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen And Vicinity08 1500MST1 0AvalancheA skier triggered a soft-slab avalanche in Ophir Gulch while traversing beyond the boundary of the Aspen Mountain Ski Area at the10,000 foot level. The avalanche path was 500 feet wide and carried the victim down 380 vertical feet. M43OULower Yampa River Basin/Rangely And Vicinity - Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden And Vicinity -Debeque Rifle Glenwood Springs Corridor - Grand And Battlement Mesas - Gore And ElkMountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen And Vicinity - West Elk And Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park -Northwestern San Juan Mountains17 2000MST0 0Winter Storm18 2000MSTAn upper low and surface cold front produced 10 to 20 inches of snow in the northwest San Juan Mountains as well as the centralmountains of western Colorado. 6 to 10 inches of snow also fell in some of the lower elevation areas of northwest Colorado. Gusty31 25