especially over the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains. an impressive 59 inches along Wolf Creek Pass.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Two winter storm systems generated heavy amounts of snow...especially over the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains. Some of the heavier snow amounts were...6 to 9 inches near Walsenburg (Huerfano County)...Poncha Springs (Chaffee County)...Pueblo West (Pueblo County)...Fountain and the Air Force Academy (El Paso County)...12 to 15 inches in and near Crestone (Saguache County)...Monarch Pass and Buena Vista (Chaffee County)...Farista (Huerfano County)...Westcliffe (Custer County)...17 to 18 inches near the summit of La Veta Pass (Huerfano County) and 14 miles southwest of Creede (Mineral County)...and finally...an impressive 59 inches along Wolf Creek Pass.
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 Dec 6, 8:11 PM MST, 6 hours 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 811 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009 .UPDATE... AM HOISTING A WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE...SPANISH PEAKS...AND CHAFFEE COUNTY STARTING AT 18Z. TOMORROW. BULK OF THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL PROBABLY HOLD OFF TIL TUE MORNING...BUT WITH NO REAL BREAK MON NIGHT WILL RUN THE ADVISORY STRAIGHT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. COULD SEE LOCAL WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT BULK OF THE SANGRE ZONES SHOULD FALL UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA. BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ALSO CONSIDERED ADDING PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SINCE ADVISORY CRITERIA SNOWFALL IS PROBABLY GOING TO OCCUR INVOF THE MTNS. HOWEVER...KALS AREA MAY NOT SEE THAT MUCH SNOWFALL. WILL LET THE NEXT SHIFT TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. ROSE && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 610 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009/ UPDATE... SNOW WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE CENTRAL MTS AND WV SHOWING GOOD DRYING MOVING IN. HAVE ALLOWED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES TO EXPIRE. MAY NEED TO HOIST SOME HIGHLIGHTS (MOST LIKELY ADVISORIES) FOR THE SANGRES AND UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY FOR THE MON AND TUES STORM BUT WILL WAIT FOR 00Z RUNS BEFORE MAKING ANY OTHER CHANGES. -KT PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 309 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009/ SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND TOMORROW) .MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MTNS ALONG THE CONTDVD ESPECIALLY THE SW MTNS... CURRENTLY... AREA CURRENTLY IN BETWEEN 2 WEATHER SYSTEM. FIRST SYSTEM HAS MOVED OUT AND BROUGHT SOME GOOD SNOW TOTAL TO THE C MTN REGION. AREAS IN AND AROUND THE PIKES PEAK REGION ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL INCHES. SAT PIX AND SFC OBS SHOW IT IS MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY ON THE PLAINS AND IT IS COLD. TEMPS AT THIS HOUR (2 PM) ARE IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S. EVEN THOUGH COLDER AIR IS MOVING IN...SFC PRESSURES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL ON THE PLAINS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH IS MOVING TOWARD THE REGION. THE VORT CENTER WITH THIS 2ND SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE OREGON COAST AND IT IS MOVG SOUTH DOWN THE PAC COAST. A BAND OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WAS OBSERVED KNIFING IN INTO S CALIF. REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT IS TEMPS AND CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN AREAS. WITH PRESSURES FALLING ON THE PLAINS AS THE WESTERN STORM INTENSIFIES...GOOD UPSLOPE FLOW WILL DEVELOP. ANY PARTIALLY CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD SOCK IN RATHER QUICKLY AND CIGS WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE LOW OVER THE AREA. I WOULD ALSO NOT BE SURPRISED IF SOME STEADY LIGHT SNOW FORMS ON TOP OF THE PALMER DIVIDE GIVEN THE UPSLOPE. SNOWFALL VALUES SHOULD BE LIGHT (<2 FLUFF IF THAT). OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE 4 CORNERS REGION IT WAS RATHER CLOUD FREE AND WAT VAP WAS ALSO NOT SHOWING MUCH MSTR. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY AS MSTR AND WINDS INCREASE. STEADY SNOW SHOULD BEGIN FALLING IN EARNEST ACROSS THE SW FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUANS TOWARDS SUNRISE. TOMORROW... SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE ANY HIGHLIGHTS. THERE IS ONLY ONE WORD FOR THE MODEL QPF VALUES OVER THE SAN JUANS AND THAT IS ... INSANE. IT IS GOING TO SNOW AND BLOW OVER THE SW MTNS...ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 1-2 AND MAYBE 3/HR RANGES THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THIS STORM. C MTNS WILL ALSO SEE STEADY SNOWFALL BUT WINDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY LESS ALONG WITH SNOWFALL RATES. THE BEST SNOWS ACROSS THE C MTNS WILL LIKELY COME WELL AFTER THIS TIME PD. SNOWS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE AND WAA STARTING TO DEVELOP...LIGHT SNOW SHOULD REDEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BE LIGHT BUT STEADY. TEMPS TOMORROW WILL ONCE AGAIN BE COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. A STEADY SE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL COLDER. /34 LONG TERM... (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) WELL ADVERTISED UPPER TROUGH WILL BE DIGGING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF VORT MAXES WILL EJECT OUT OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO MONDAY NIGHT WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WRAPPING AROUND THE TROUGH. ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FIRST WAVE SETTING THE STAGE FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUANS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO BE ONGOING MONDAY EVENING AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES. EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUANS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 60 KTS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL. MAIN TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. ONE CONCERN MAY BE WIND DIRECTION IMPACTING OROGRAPHICS. MODELS STILL STRUGGLING A BIT WITH STORM TRACK. PREFER THE GFS TRACK WHICH IS A TAD BIT FURTHER SOUTH AND WOULD HAVE FAVORABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A QUICK LOOK AT THE 18Z NAM IS ALSO TRENDING WITH THE GFS SOLUTION. NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AT SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THE GFS AND MM5 NOT FAR BEHIND. GOING SNOW TOTALS STILL LOOK ON TRACK WITH 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE EASTERN SAN JUANS WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 5 FEET BY THE TIME THE STORM WRAPS UP. SNOW WILL ALSO BE ONGOING ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAY HOLD OFF UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO SHIFT TO THE EAST AND MORE FAVORABLE NORTHWESTERLY OROGRAPHIC FLOW SETS UP. GOING WINTER STORM WARNINGS LOOK GOOD WITH 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE BREEZY CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS ON TUESDAY WHERE ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE AREA OF LEAST CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO BE THE EASTERN PLAINS. SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO BY TUESDAY MORNING AND SHIFT INTO KS BY TUESDAY EVENING. MODELS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW WITH THE NAM FURTHEST SOUTH AND GFS NORTH. STRONG MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS WHILE THE PLAINS WILL REMAIN IN COLD UPSLOPE FLOW. AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 WILL LIKELY SEE A WINDOW OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW MIGRATE ACROSS THE AREA. WHERE THE LOW TRACKS WILL DETERMINE WHERE SNOW WILL FALL ON THE PLAINS. THE OTHER MAIN CONCERN FOR THE PLAINS WILL BE WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEHIND THE SURFACE COLD FRONT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST IN THE 30 TO 40 KT RANGE ALONG THE KS/CO BORDER WITH VERY COLD AIR WORKING INTO PLACE. UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE ROCKIES THROUGH THURSDAY. WEAK EMBEDDED ENERGY AND FAVORABLE UPSLOPE FLOW WILL KEEP SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO WARM ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH NORTHERLY FLOW ADVECTING COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 2OS AND 30S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. FLOW TURNS WESTERLY BY FRIDAY WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES PASSING ACROSS THE AREA. LOW CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION THIS FAR OUT...HOWEVER THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 88 AVIATION... FOR KCOS AND KPUB...CIGS HAVE COME UP ABOVE MVFR THIS AFTERNOON BUT I ANTICIPATE THEY WILL QUICKLY GO BELOW MVFR AND RANGE IN THE IFR AND LIFR BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BE DUE TO INCREASING E-SE SFC WINDS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO DEAL WITH WITH SOME LIGHT STEADY SNOW MORE LIKELY N OF KCOS. FOR NOW NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. FOR TOMORROW...LOW CLOUDS AND CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS FLOW REMAINS UPSLOPE. SNOW MAY BECOME STEADIER ACROSS THE TAF SITES...ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FOR KALS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL LAST INTO THIS EVENING BUT EXPECT SKIES TO CLOUD UP AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. WILL LIKELY SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS BY TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS THE VALLEY AS BLOW-OVER FROM THE SAN JUANS IMPINGES ON THE TAF SITE. /34 && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ062-072>075. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ058>061-064-065-067. BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ066- 068. && 31/44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 635 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-080145- 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- 635 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF A DUSTING TO UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. FOG COULD BECOME LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND MONUMENT HILL WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH SLIGHTLY LESS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. ONE TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES...WITH AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA WITH AVALANCHES AND ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY. THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...WET MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER COUNTY MAY SEE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO UP TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS TONIGHT. 31/44
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
947 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM SNOW 1 SSW BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/06/2009 M4.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0.12 INCHES WATER EQUIV
0457 AM SNOW 1 E MONARCH PASS 38.50N 106.31W
12/06/2009 M0.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
REPORTED BY MONARCH SKI
0620 AM SNOW 4 WNW BUENA VISTA 38.86N 106.20W
12/06/2009 M11.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0657 AM SNOW 3 N PUEBLO RESERVOIR 38.30N 104.75W
12/06/2009 M3.4 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 3 SSW PUEBLO WEST 38.31N 104.74W
12/06/2009 M3.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 NE MAYSVILLE 38.56N 106.19W
12/06/2009 M5.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 SE TEXAS CREEK 38.34N 105.50W
12/06/2009 M1.5 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 17 W PUEBLO 38.27N 104.93W
12/06/2009 M1.8 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW PENROSE 38.43N 105.01W
12/06/2009 M1.5 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 N PUEBLO 38.30N 104.61W
12/06/2009 M1.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 W PUEBLO WEST 38.35N 104.83W
12/06/2009 M2.4 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 WSW NATHROP 38.71N 106.13W
12/06/2009 M2.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 NNW PENROSE 38.46N 105.03W
12/06/2009 M1.0 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 SSW PUEBLO WEST 38.31N 104.74W
12/06/2009 M3.4 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW CANON CITY 38.45N 105.22W
12/06/2009 M1.2 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 WNW BUENA VISTA 38.87N 106.20W
12/06/2009 M14.6 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS REPORT
0700 AM SNOW MAYSVILLE 38.54N 106.22W
12/06/2009 M5.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH 0.17 INCHES WATER EQUIV
0700 AM SNOW 2 NW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.85N 104.85W
12/06/2009 M1.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM COCORAHS
0718 AM SNOW 2 WSW ROSITA 38.09N 105.36W
12/06/2009 E2.0 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0840 AM SNOW 2 N BLACK FOREST 39.05N 104.71W
12/06/2009 M1.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0845 AM SNOW 3 SSE AIR FORCE ACADEMY 38.93N 104.83W
12/06/2009 M1.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0.5 INCH IN PAST 30 MINUTES
0930 AM SNOW 2 WSW ROSITA 38.09N 105.36W
12/06/2009 M3.0 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0935 AM SNOW 7 SSW NATHROP 38.63N 106.13W
12/06/2009 M4.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0935 AM SNOW 3 SW ROSITA 38.07N 105.36W
12/06/2009 M2.8 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW 7 SSW NATHROP 38.63N 106.13W
12/06/2009 M4.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
CORRECTION OF TIME OF OBSERVATION TO 1110...
1227 PM SNOW 1 SW RYE 37.91N 104.94W
12/06/2009 M3.0 INCH PUEBLO CO CO-OP OBSERVER
0228 PM SNOW 3 SSE AIR FORCE ACADEMY 38.93N 104.83W
12/06/2009 M6.2 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0245 PM SNOW 1 SSW BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/06/2009 M6.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0306 PM SNOW 5 NE COLORADO SPRINGS 38.88N 104.74W
12/06/2009 M3.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0319 PM SNOW 4 NNE COLORADO SPRINGS 38.88N 104.79W
12/06/2009 M2.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0450 PM SNOW 2 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.85W
12/06/2009 M3.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0605 PM SNOW BEULAH 38.08N 104.98W
12/06/2009 M3.5 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
.11 LIQUD.
0834 PM SNOW 3 N PUEBLO RESERVOIR 38.30N 104.75W
12/06/2009 M4.5 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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14.60 4 WNW BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS REPORT
11.00 4 WNW BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0620 AM
6.20 3 SSE AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO EL PASO 0228 PM
6.00 1 SSW BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0245 PM
5.10 MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0700 AM
SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH 0.17 INCHES WATER EQUIV
5.10 2 NE MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
4.50 3 N PUEBLO RESERVOIR CO PUEBLO 0834 PM
4.00 7 SSW NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 1110 AM
CORRECTION OF TIME OF OBSERVATION TO 1110...
4.00 7 SSW NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0935 AM
4.00 1 SSW BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0230 AM
0.12 INCHES WATER EQUIV
3.50 BEULAH CO PUEBLO 0605 PM
.11 LIQUD.
3.50 2 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0450 PM
3.50 5 NE COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0306 PM
3.40 3 SSW PUEBLO WEST CO PUEBLO 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
3.40 3 N PUEBLO RESERVOIR CO PUEBLO 0657 AM
3.00 1 SW RYE CO PUEBLO 1227 PM
3.00 2 WSW ROSITA CO CUSTER 0930 AM
3.00 3 SSW PUEBLO WEST CO PUEBLO 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
2.80 3 SW ROSITA CO CUSTER 0935 AM
2.50 4 NNE COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0319 PM
2.50 3 WSW NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
2.40 6 W PUEBLO WEST CO PUEBLO 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
2.00 2 WSW ROSITA CO CUSTER 0718 AM
1.80 17 W PUEBLO CO PUEBLO 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
1.50 3 SSE AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO EL PASO 0845 AM
0.5 INCH IN PAST 30 MINUTES
1.50 PENROSE CO FREMONT 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
1.50 6 SE TEXAS CREEK CO FREMONT 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
1.20 CANON CITY CO FREMONT 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
1.00 2 N BLACK FOREST CO EL PASO 0840 AM
1.00 2 NW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
1.00 2 NNW PENROSE CO FREMONT 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
1.00 2 N PUEBLO CO PUEBLO 0700 AM
FROM COCORAHS
0.50 1 E MONARCH PASS CO CHAFFEE 0457 AM
REPORTED BY MONARCH SKI
KTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1213 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1212 AM SNOW 4 SW PUEBLO 38.24N 104.67W
12/07/2009 M3.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EPETERSEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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