Overview
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A cold Pacific storm system produced significant to heavy snow across portions of eastern Utah and western Colorado mostly within a 24-hour period from Saturday, January 20th to Sunday, January 21st. Snow began falling across northeast Utah Saturday morning, and generally spread south-southeast across the region during the day Saturday and into Sunday. Blowing snow was common in many areas. Snowfall persisted into Sunday night mainly over some northwest facing mountain slopes. Some lower elevation precipitation began as rain on Saturday, then changed over to snow behind the cold front. |
 Storm Total Snowfall (January 20 - 22, 2018) |
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| Highway 40 on Rabbit Ears Pass (Photo: CDOT) | Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass (Photo: CDOT) | Highway 50 on Monarch Pass (Photo: CDOT) |
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| Highway 145 near Telluride (Photo: CDOT) |
Silverton, Colorado (Photo: CDOT) |
Flaming Gorge, Utah |
Castle Valley, Utah (Photo: Perpetual-Motion.com) |
Storm Reports
000 NOUS45 KGJT 111848 PNSGJT COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-120648- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1248 PM MDT Sun Aug 11 2019 Shower and thunderstorm activity Saturday into Sunday morning across eastern Utah and western Colorado, produced the following 24 hour rainfall amounts as of Sunday morning. All reports are preliminary. ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Elevation (ft.) ...Colorado... ...Archuleta County... Chimney Rock 3N 0.39 in 0700 AM 08/11 7150 Chromo 6N 0.38 in 1146 AM 08/11 9229 Pagosa Springs 0.30 in 1225 PM 08/11 8316 Devil Mtn, Chimny Rk 7WNW 0.24 in 1158 AM 08/11 7459 Pagosa Springs 1.6SSW 0.17 in 0800 AM 08/11 7400 Sjf2 Pagosa Portable 0.16 in 1149 AM 08/11 8099 Pagosa Springs 15.0SSE 0.12 in 0700 AM 08/11 7418 ...Delta County... Jay, Hotchkiss 3NNW 0.15 in 1152 AM 08/11 6267 ...Dolores County... Rico 0.32 in 1217 PM 08/11 9041 ...Eagle County... Summit County 0.55 in 1226 PM 08/11 8986 Vail 2.6E 0.13 in 0700 AM 08/11 8389 ...Gunnison County... Doyleville 2.1W 0.39 in 0820 AM 08/11 8133 Powderhorn 4.4NNE 0.18 in 0800 AM 08/11 9064 Mt. Crested Butte 0.16 in 1223 PM 08/11 9599 Pitkin 0.15 in 1217 PM 08/11 9271 Huntsmn Mesa, Powdrhrn 3N 0.14 in 1148 AM 08/11 9399 Somerset 2e 0.10 in 1200 PM 08/11 6098 ...Hinsdale County... Lake City 1NNE 0.18 in 0700 AM 08/11 8724 Lake City 0.16 in 1230 PM 08/11 8654 ...La Plata County... Big Bear Park 0.30 in 1155 AM 08/11 10340 Bayfield 5.5 N 0.30 in 0700 AM 08/11 7244 Hesperus 6.9S 0.22 in 0700 AM 08/11 7275 Bayfield 0.17 in 1230 PM 08/11 6978 Log Chute, Trimble 5SW 0.12 in 1158 AM 08/11 8253 Durango 0.8SSW 0.12 in 0700 AM 08/11 6624 Durango 2.3 ENE 0.12 in 0700 AM 08/11 6959 Durango 0.11 in 1226 PM 08/11 6538 ...Mesa County... Grand Junction 3.4N 0.36 in 0600 AM 08/11 4750 Grand Junction 0.22 in 0800 AM 08/11 4622 Grand Junction 0.9NE 0.12 in 0700 AM 08/11 4712 ...Montrose County... Carpenter Ridge 0.10 in 1209 PM 08/11 8087 ...Pitkin County... The Crown, Basalt 3WSW 0.17 in 1149 AM 08/11 8381 ...San Juan County... Silverton 0.36 in 1229 PM 08/11 9281 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
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