Winter Storm, La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache
- When
- February 24, 6:00 PM MST to February 25, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Colorado, February 24 to 25, 1998
A strong winter storm system brought considerable snowfall and gusty winds to the southern Colorado mountains from the 24th into the 25th. Wolf Creek Ski Area in the Eastern San Juan Mountains reported 16 inches of snow, and Creede reported 5 inches of snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A strong winter storm system brought considerable snowfall and gusty winds to the southern Colorado mountains from the 24th into the 25th. Wolf Creek Ski Area in the Eastern San Juan Mountains reported 16 inches of snow, and Creede reported 5 inches of snow. The La Garita Mountains totalled 4 to 8 inches of snow. Cuchara in the Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains recorded 8 inches of fresh snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos
- When
- February 24, 6:00 PM MST to February 25, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas
- When
- February 24, 7:30 PM MST to February 25, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, February 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5634929, 5634930, 5634931.