A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
Overview
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A disturbance in northwest flow generated snow and blowing snow over the Elkhead and Park Ranges, along with a portion of the Gore Range from the 27th through the 28th of December. This modest winter storm produced an average of 4 to 8 inches across these areas with locally higher amounts at Tower where close to 11 inches was recorded. Average wind gusts were in the 30s throughout the day which limited visibility over Rabbit Ears Pass and other locations in the higher elevations. |
 Total Snowfall from the December 27-28, 2016 Winter Storm |
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| Snow and blowing snow over Hahn's Peak at 730 AM MST Wednesday morning, 12/28/2016. Credit: Steamboat Lake State Park |
Snow and blowing snow over Rabbit Ear's Pass at 730 AM MST, Wednesday morning, 12/28/2016. Credit: CDOT |
The morning commute in Steamboat Springs the morning of 12/28/2016. Credit: John Overstreet |
Storm Reports
Estimated storm total snowfall values for the mountains are shown, followed by preliminary individual reports.
A small disturbance has moved across the northern mountains, bringing decent snow accumulations. Estimated snowfall values for the mountains so far are shown, followed by preliminary individual reports. Elkhead and Park Mountains... 3 to 8 inches; 11 near Tower (10500`) ...Snowfall Reports... Location Amount Time/Date Elevation (ft.) Steamboat Springs 0.1 NNE 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/28 6743 Steamboat Springs 1.1 E 3.3 in 0700 AM 12/28 7130 2 ESE Steamboat Springs 3.0 in 0914 AM 12/28 null Steamboat Springs 1.5 WNW 3.0 in 0715 AM 12/28 6778 Steamboat Springs 0.6 NNW 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/28 6812 Steamboat Springs 0.7 ESE 2.9 in 0700 AM 12/28 7049 Steamboat Springs 7.9 WNW 1.2 in 0800 AM 12/28 6653 Oak Creek 5.5 E 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/28 7334 Steamboat Springs 1.9 E 0.4 in 0600 AM 12/28 7200 Steamboat Springs 1.2 SE 0.2 in 0522 AM 12/28 7075 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ NWS Grand Junction CO IRIS System
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