Colorado, 2007Winter Storm in Colorado, December 1 to 2, 2007
December 1 to 2, 2007 · NWS PUB · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A winter storm which began in late November brough significant snow accumulations over the eastern Sawatch Range, eastern San Juan mountains, and Sangre de Cristo mountains. From one foot to 38 inches of snow was measured on the eastern section of Wolf Creek Pass.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A winter storm which began in late November brough significant snow accumulations over the eastern Sawatch Range, eastern San Juan mountains, and Sangre de Cristo mountains. From one foot to 38 inches of snow was measured on the eastern section of Wolf Creek Pass. Up to 18 inches of snow occurred around Leadville and the surrounding mountains. Over a foot of snow occurred in the upper reaches of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
What forecasters said that day
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 30, 9:58 PM MST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 9:58 PM MST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
958 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007
.UPDATE...
WILL DROP FZRA ADVISORY FOR EL PASO COUNTY...AS ONLY VERY LIGHT
PRECIP IS EXPECTED. WILL LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS FOR MUCH OF THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS ABOVE FREEZING AIR IS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE WEST
OF I-25. PETERSEN
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 827 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007/
UPDATE...
LATEST SATELLITE/RADAR/SURFACE OBS SUGGEST MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WAS SPREADING INTO MOST MOUNTAIN AND WESTERN VALLEY
ZONES AS OF 03Z...WITH VERY HIGH FREEZING LEVELS (AROUND 10K FEET)
KEEPING SNOW LIMITED TO MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATION ZONES. QUICK LOOK
AT NEW 00Z NAM SUGGESTS FORECAST FOR MOUNTAIN ZONES/WRN VALLEYS IS
MOSTLY ON TRACK...THOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS FOR LOWER ELEVATION ZONES
MAY BE OVERDONE AS A GOOD DEAL OF RAIN WILL FALL OVERNIGHT BEFORE
MID LEVEL TEMPS COOL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE PRECIP BACK TO
SNOW. WILL KEEP CURRENT GROUP OF MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTS INTACT...BUT
WILL SCALE BACK SNOW ACCUMS IN AREAS BELOW 10K FEET MSL. EASTERN
PLAINS FORECAST MUCH LESS CLEAR-CUT...AS NEW NAM HAS LITTLE TO NO
PRECIP ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 THROUGH THE NIGHT. ALREADY UPDATED
ONCE TO TRIM BACK POPS BEFORE MIDNIGHT...MAY NEED TO CUT BACK
AGAIN IF NAM IS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO CORRECT. WILL LET CURRENT ZR
ADVISORY RUN FOR NOW... BUT AM SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATING DROPPING IT
FOR ALL ZONES LATER THIS EVENING IF PRECIP IS SLOW TO DEVELOP.
10
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 221 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007/
SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)
.COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS...
.FEET OF SNOW FOR THE SOUTHWEST/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
.WINTRY MIX STILL POSSIBLE PARTS OF SOUTHEAST CO TONIGHT...
.STRONG/DAMAGE HIGH WIND THREAT SOUTHEAST CO SATURDAY...
CURRENTLY...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC MODEL UPPER AIR ANALYSES
SHOWED THE OPENING SUB-TROPICAL WEATHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE CA BAJA
MOVING EAST THANKS TO AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM AND ASSOCIATED
DIGGING TROUGH MOVING JUST OFF THE CA COAST. IN RETURN...VERY DEEP
SOUTHWEST FLOW AND HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AIR WAS STREAMING ACROSS
OLD MEXICO...THE DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO UT/CO. 12Z/30 OBS SOUNDINGS
ACROSS SOUTHERN CA...AZ...NM...AND SOUTHWEST TX HAD PRECIPITABLE
WATER INDICES OF 150-315 PERCENT ABOVE NORMAL VALUES THIS TIME OF
THE YEAR...1.19 INCHES AT TUCSON...AZ. 700MB-500MB SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE AROUND 5G/KG...WHICH IS A FAIRLY TROPICAL AIR MASS AND
SOMETHING WE SEE AROUND HERE DURING THE SUMMER MONSOON. GIVEN THE
RELATIVELY STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT...BANDS OF SHOWERS HAVE BEEN
FORMING ACROSS UT...WESTERN CO...AND NM. THERE HAS BEEN SOME
PERIODIC SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN PER SPOTTERS...OBS...AND
LIVE WEBCAMS. WARM AIR ALOFT ALREADY BUILDING AS LA VETA PASS SENSOR
STARTED IN THE 20S THIS MORNING AND MANAGED TO WARM INTO THE MIDDLE
30S DURING SOME PRECIPITATION. THE BOSQUE RAWS IN THE EAST SIDE THE
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AROUND 8K FT MSL WAS IN THE
LOWER 50S...GOTTA LOVE CO COMPLEX TERRAIN. WE RECEIVED A SPOTTER
REPORT OF 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW 5 ESE FORT GARLAND(8500 FEET MSL) AND
THAT WAS IN ABOUT 6 HOURS. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MOST LIVE
WEBCAMS(WOLF CREEK PASS...MONARCH PASS...SAN LUIS VALLEY) LOOK
RELATIVELY SNOWFALL-FREE. MEANWHILE...S51OW CP AIR MASS WAS ACROSS
EASTERN CO INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES ARE
STRUGGLING TO WARM IN THE LOWER AR RIVER VALLEY AND MAY NOT MAKE IT
INTO THE 30S AROUND LAMAR. SURFACE WINDS WERE ALREADY VEERING TO THE
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST ALONG I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD WITH DEW POINTS IN
THE TEENS.
FOR THE MOUNTAINS/HIGH VALLEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY...QUITE THE ARRAY OF WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF CO GIVEN THE
VERY COMPLEX AND C51ENGING WEATHER PATTERN. GIVEN THE DEEP
MOISTURE FLUX COMBINED WITH ISENTROPIC ASCENT TONIGHT AND
OROGRAPHIC ASCENT FOR SOME FAVORED AREAS...SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD
BECOME MORE STEADY SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
HIGH VALLEYS ESPECIALLY FOR THE SAN JUAN...LA GARITA...COLLEGIATE...
AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGES. STILL LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL BE GENERALLY ABOVE 8K FT MSL...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS/HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. 1-4 FEET STILL LOOKS DOABLE
AROUND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
LESSER AMOUNTS AS YOU HEAD TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WENT AHEAD AND
ADDED ADVISORIES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN SAGUACHE COUNTY/LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TOWARD THE
GUNNISON VALLEY AND THE REST OF LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE.
OTHER LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEY/HIGH VALLEYS LIKE SAN LUIS AND UPPER AR
SHOULD SEE SOME ACCUMULATING LIGHT SNOW...BUT BELOW ADVISORY VALUES.
THE SNOW LIKELY ENDS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO/WET/PIKE PIKE
MOUNTAINS GIVEN RELATIVELY STRONG ISENTROPIC DOWNGLIDE AS
MODERATE-STRONG MIDLEVEL TO SURFACE WINDS DEVELOP.
HOWEVER...OROGRAPHIC ASCENT DRIVEN SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY...VERY TOUGH CALL IN WHAT WILL ACTUALLY OCCUR.
STAYED CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST GIVEN A NUMBER OF UNCERTAINTIES. IN
RESPONSE TO THE CP AIR MASS POSSIBLY RECEDING EASTERN CO AND WARM
AIR ADVECTION ALOFT...SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS INCREASE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. 295K/300K ISENTROPIC ASCENT DEVELOPS ACROSS MUCH OF
NM...EASTERN CO...AND ESPECIALLY KS/OK/TX. TOUGH TO TRULY SAY WHERE
THE WARM FRONT WILL BE LOCATED AS ANY PRECIPITATION EVAPORATIVE OR
DIABATIC COOLING COULD KEEP THE S51OW COLD AIR LOCKED INTO THE
LOWER AR RIVER VALLEY WHILE THE WARM AIR BUILDS OVER EASTERN CO. IF
THAT IS THE CASE...THEN THERE STILL COULD BE A WINTRY MIX THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT GENERALLY EAST OF I-25 CORRIDOR AND NOT FOR
THE RATON MESA OR PALMER DIVIDE GIVEN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. NAM-WRF
12KM SOUNDING FOR EADS HAS A FREEZING RAIN VERTICAL THERMAL PROFILE.
HOWEVER...IF THE PRECIPITATION HAS TROUBLES MATERIALIZING...OR
INCREASING IN INTENSITY...THEN THE WARM SOUTHERLY WIND COULD TAKE
OVER. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM-WRF MOS GUIDANCE HAVE CONSISTENTLY WARM
TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AND 40S THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTIES...THIS IS WHY I STUCK WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST. IF
THERE IS A WINTRY MIX ACROSS PARTS OF EL PASO COUNTY TO
KIOWA/PROWERS COUNTIES...THEN IT WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS VIGOROUS
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST LOWER TROP WINDS DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
45-70KTS AROUND 800MB-700MB DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO SATURDAY.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY IF THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT CAN TIGHTEN LIKE THE GFS...BUT THE NAM-WRF IS A
LITTLE WEAKER. SINCE IT WILL BE CLOSE...PLAN TO GO AHEAD WITH A HIGH
WIND WARNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS AND GOES WELL WITH ABQ/AMA
WARNING. STILL A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT MAX TEMPERATURES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST CO SATURDAY. WE ARE STILL ROUGHLY 10-15 DEGREES BELOW MOS
GUIDANCE WITH DEEP VIGOROUS SOUTHWEST-WEST DOWNSLOPE FLOW. STAYED
THE COURSE GIVEN SURROUNDING OFFICES. ONE FINAL POTENTIAL IMPACT
ISSUE IS FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS GIVEN THE WINDY TO STRONG WIND
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS. FUELS ARE AT CRITICAL
LEVELS ACROSS THIS AREA...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE
READINGS...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE BELOW 20
PERCENT. GIVEN THE COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN ALREADY OCCURRING...WILL
FORGO THE FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES. 17
LONG TERM...
(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
LATEST LONGER TERM MODELS INDICATE THAT UPPER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
IMPACT REGION FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH
IMPROVING METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RETURNING TO THE CWFA FROM
LATER SUNDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM IS
PROJECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO NEXT FRIDAY.
FOR SENSIBLE WEATHER...HAVE PAINTED SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO
CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF ZONES 58/59/60/61/68 AND 75 ON SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION DECREASING SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HAVE
CONTINUED TO PAINT RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS OVER THE CWFA FROM
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING.
GENERALLY DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH COOLER AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS
THEN RETURNING AGAIN TO SOUTHERN COLORADO FROM LATER WEDNESDAY
INTO NEXT FRIDAY.
AVIATION...BASED ON THE SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...THE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION LOOKS ON TARGET. MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD DEVELOP AT THE
THREE SITES FROM 00Z TO 02Z. KALS WILL SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW...AND
KCOS SOME LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...THEN FREEZING RAIN AFTER 07Z. KPUB
WILL LIKELY SEE PERIODS FOR RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...WITH A CHANCE OF A
BRIEFLY PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL TAF LOCATIONS SATURDAY.
TLM/17
PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COZ093>099.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST
SATURDAY FOR COZ0095-096-098.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MST SATURDAY
FOR COZ073-075.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ060-061-066-
068.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MST SATURDAY FOR COZ067.
PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
COZ058-059.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ093>099.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST
SATURDAY FOR COZ084-085-095-096-098.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MST SATURDAY
FOR COZ073-075.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ060-061-066-
068.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
SATURDAY FOR COZ064.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MST SATURDAY FOR COZ067.
&&
.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
COZ058-059.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ093>099.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ095-096-
098.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 12 PM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ073-075.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ060-061-066-
068.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
COZ064.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
COZ067.
&&
10/28
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 2:49 PM MST, 9 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
249 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007
COZ058>089-093>099-011400-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
249 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAINLY AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. VERY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE IN CENTRAL COLORADO...AND
ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET COULD RANGE
FROM 1 TO 2 1/2 FEET ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS...AND 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE.
SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN PILING UP IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WINTER PRECIPITATION
WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A MIX OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE FREEZING RAIN
THREAT WILL BE ESPECIALLY LIKELY ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY...AND KIOWA
AND PROWERS COUNTY...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH DAWN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY SUNDAY
MORNING IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS...1 TO 3 FEET OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 12
INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
ELSEWHERE...SNOWFALL TOTALS BY EARLY SUNDAY WILL GENERALLY BE LESS
THAN 6 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS...AND LESS
THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE PLAINS.
HIGH WINDS WILL BE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO
PLAINS ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY...GENERALLY ACROSS KIOWA...OTERO...BENT...
PROWERS....AND BACA COUNTIES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
METZE
Winter Storm, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM MST to December 2, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM MST to December 2, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM MST to December 2, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM MST to December 2, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM MST to December 2, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, December 1 to 2, 20077 deaths · 12 events
- Avalanche in Washington, December 1 to 2, 20075 deaths · 1 injured · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 1 to 2, 20074 deaths · 6 events
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oregon, December 1 to 6, 20072 deaths · $76 million · 49 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 1 to 2, 20072 deaths · 13 events
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 1 to 2, 20071 death · 8 injured · 5 events
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Washington, December 1 to 4, 2007$10 million · 6 events
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 1, 2007$925,000 · 49 events
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, December 1, 2007$480,000 · 24 events
- Drought in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 200797 events
- Flood in Alaska, December 1, 2007$700,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 1 to 2, 2007$210,000 · 75 kt wind · 15 events
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: 67668, 67669, 67670, 67671, 67672.