A weather system passing through New Mexico, combined with a strong, moist southward push of chilly air brought heavy snow to Monument Ridge, the Wet mountains, and the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains. Three to 6 inches of snow also fell in Teller county and the Rampart Range, Fremont county and parts of western Pueblo county and in the foothills of Huerfano and Las Animas counties.
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A weather system passing through New Mexico, combined with a strong, moist southward push of chilly air brought heavy snow to Monument Ridge, the Wet mountains, and the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains. Three to 6 inches of snow also fell in Teller county and the Rampart Range, Fremont county and parts of western Pueblo county and in the foothills of Huerfano and Las Animas counties. On Monument Ridge, 15 inches of snow occurred at Palmer Lake and 11 inches at Monument in El Paso county. In western Pueblo county, 9 inches fell at Beulah, and Rye logged 13 inches of fresh snow. Cuchara, in Huerfano county, tallied a foot of new snow.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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Every storm in Colorado in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 1999
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: 5694723, 5694722, 5694721.