A prolonged period of light snow became heavier on the 14th, and then reached and exceeded winter storm warning criteria. Many amounts were over 10 inches in the lowest of the high evelations.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A prolonged period of light snow became heavier on the 14th, and then reached and exceeded winter storm warning criteria. Many amounts were over 10 inches in the lowest of the high evelations. Higher up though, Climax, in northeast Lake County, logged 26 inches of snow.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 14, 4:04 AM MST, 8 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 404 AM MST MON NOV 14 2005 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) CURRENTLY: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THE STRONG UPPER JET...WITH A 170 KT CORE OVER WASHINGTON STATE...WAS NOSING ACROSS SW WYOMING AND INTO COLORADO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WERE BEING REPORTED BY SFC OBS FROM LEADVILLE AND MONARCH PASS. AS OF 3 AM NO REPORTS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. TODAY AND TONIGHT: THE UPPER JET IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SWEEPING TOWARDS THE STATE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE CORE LAYING ACROSS COLORADO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS PER GFS AND ETA MODELS. ONGOING SNOW FOR THE CENT MTS SHOULD WANE SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING BEFORE INTENSIFYING DURING THE AFTN...SO WINTER STORM WARNING THERE LOOKS GOOD. AS FOR THE HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS...DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE WATCH FOR THE SE MTS AND REST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR TO A WARNING FOR TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THOUGH THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPORTS AS OF YET...FEEL THAT THE STRONG WINDS ARE LURKING... AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME HIGH WIND CRITERIA BEING REACHED CURRENTLY IN WIND-PRONE AREAS. SUPPORTING THIS IS THAT THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE JET HAS YET TO REACH THE CWA...SO THERE MIGHT BE A SUDDEN INTENSIFICATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTN. IN ADDITION... BOTH MODELS ARE HITTING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING HARD... WITH IT CROSSING THE PALMER DVD SOME TIME BETWEEN 01Z AND 04Z. THE UPPER JET COUPLED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE COULD CREATE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE FAR E PLAINS TONIGHT...BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AND FEEL THAT BEST PATH IS TO ALLOW THE WATCH OUT EAST TO REMAIN FOR NOW. MADE SOME BIG ADJUSTMENTS TO THE POP GRIDS THIS EVENING IN LIGHT OF THE LATEST GUIDANCE. INCREASED POPS ON THE PLAINS TO SCATTERED...ADDED SOME ISOLATED TO L0W SCATTERED POPS FOR THE SW MTS...AND BROKE UP THE GRIDS SLIGHTLY TO TRY AND DEFINE BETTER THE ONSET AND ENDING TIMES OF THE PCPN. MOORE// .LONG TERM... (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ...STILL VERY WINDY ON THE PLAINS TUESDAY AND MUCH COLDER... BOOSTED WINDS ON THE PLAINS A LITTLE FOR TUESDAY...AS STILL LOOKS VERY WINDY THIS DAY...AS 2ND SEGMENT OF POWERFUL UPPER JET TO PASS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD...UNDER COLD...SUBSIDENT FLOW. HIGH WIND WATCH TO CONTINUE OVER THE PLAINS TUESDAY. MAYBE SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY...BUT DRY AFTER THAT. TEMPS ON TUESDAY CONTINUE TO LOOK MUCH BELOW AVERAGE...THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON SO FAR. MOSTLY 30S TO LOWER 40S ON THE PLAINS...WITH MOSTLY 20S TO MID 30S ELSEWHERE. TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING ALSO LOOK MUCH BELOW AVERAGE...WITH PRETTY MUCH SINGLE DIGITS (ABOVE ZERO) AND TEENS ALL AREAS. THATS GONNA HURT. FEW CHANGES TO FORECAST BEYOND TUESDAY. STILL LOOKS LIKE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY...BRINGING A RENEWED SHOT OF COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH...BUT NOT AS COLD AS THE ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING. THEN MAYBE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE FOR SATURDAY...WEAKER THAN BOTH OF ITS TWO PREDECESSORS. FOR SUNDAY...UPPER RIDGING TO SHIFT EAST OVER COLORADO. AFTER THE LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY...FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MAIN CHANGES TO FORECAST GRIDS AFTER TUESDAY WERE COSMETIC IN NATURE. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY FOR COZ058>061-063. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR COZ062-076-077-081>085. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR COZ072>075-078>080- 086>088. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM TUESDAY FOR COZ089- 093>099. && 27/50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 700 AM MST MON NOV 14 2005 COZ058>089-093>099-151400- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- 700 AM MST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 12 AM TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...AND EL PASO COUNTY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL DROP ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE UPPER JET PASSES OVERHEAD...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. LATER TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL SPREAD TO THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS...AS A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE HIGH VALLEYS AND PLAINS CAN EXPECT SOME SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS EVENING...BUT ANY SUCH ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND LOCALIZED. ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ON TUESDAY...THE SECOND BRANCH OF A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL JETSTREAM WILL PASS OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO. AS THE UPPER JET PASSES OVERHEAD...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS OVER THE PLAINS SHOULD DIMINISH BY TUESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY. HOWEVER...ANY ACTIVITY SHOULD BE BRIEF WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT. LW/MM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1158 AM MST MON NOV 14 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WESTCLIFFE 38.13N 105.46W
11/14/2005 50 MPH CUSTER CO AIRPLANE PILOT
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RSGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1159 AM MST MON NOV 14 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WESTCLIFFE 38.13N 105.46W
11/14/2005 50 MPH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
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5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, November 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479912, 5479914, 5479913, 5479915, 5479916.