Another quick moving Pacific storm dropped across northwest and west-central Colorado and produced moderate snow over the mountains. Snow showers persisted along the Continental Divide until the early afternoon hours on February 16th.
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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 GJT wrote it up.
Another quick moving Pacific storm dropped across northwest and west-central Colorado and produced moderate snow over the mountains. Snow showers persisted along the Continental Divide until the early afternoon hours on February 16th.
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 Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 15, 5:25 PM MST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
525 PM MST Fri Feb 15 2019
.SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 157 PM MST Fri Feb 15 2019
Active weather will continue over the central Rockies throughout
the next several days. A weak ridge axis has already passed east
of the Continental Divide in Colorado, with southwesterly flow
increasing aloft ahead of our next weather event. Clouds will
increase this evening ahead of a frontal boundary moving south and
east through Utah and Wyoming. High-resolution forecast guidance
is in excellent agreement regarding the timing of the approaching
frontal boundary. While some upslope shower activity will be
possible in the higher terrain ahead of the front, notable snow
accumulations will not begin until this boundary arrives. The
front will pass through the eastern Uinta mountains around
midnight tonight. By 3am, this front will approach the Park Range,
Grand Valley, and La Sal Mountains. By 6am, the front will move
through the central and southern mountains, with moderate snowfall
affecting all ranges by this time. Temperatures aloft are forecast
to drop dramatically behind this system, with 700mb temps around
-10 to -12 behind the boundary. While the period of moderate to
heavy snow will be brief, better snow ratios than were seen in
recent storms will result in snowfall accumulations in the 5 to
10 inch rage higher up in the mountains. Along the Interstate 70
corridor, a brief period of snow will fall, possibly impacting
the morning commute from Grand Junction through Rifle and the
Vail Pass corridor. An inch or so of snow is possible across the
Grand Valley, with 1 to 3 inches farther east from Palisade all
the way through Eagle. In fact, most all lower-elevation valleys
will have a good chance at seeing around an inch of snow, given
the rapidly advancing cold air behind the front and early-morning
timing of precipitation.
As the frontal boundary passes east of the Rockies, a broad,
sprawling longwave trough will move in across the entire western
CONUS. A fair amount of lingering moisture is forecast behind this
system, and confidence is fairly high that light upslope snow
showers will continue in the higher terrain through the remainder
of the afternoon through Saturday night.
.LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday)
Issued at 157 PM MST Fri Feb 15 2019
Despite the high confidence in broad scale troughing in the west
through the long term, details regarding specific precipitation
events remain rather muddled from Sunday onward. Perhaps the best
chance for the next snow event comes on Monday. A vort max will
dive southward along the Pacific coast and head inland, digging
through the desert southwest states. Forecast guidance in the 12z
model cycle has come into slightly better agreement with this
system. Plenty of cold air will be available considering the deep
trough and jet stream located well south of the Four Corners. As
this system taps in to the subtropical moisture stream, snow will
break out throughout the day. The southern and central mountains
would appear to be favored with this storm track, and another
round of at least 6 inches of snow will be likely. Considering the
depth of the cold air in place, valley locations will also see
snow all the way to the Arizona and New Mexico borders. As this
trough deamplifies over the southern Rockies, another reinforcing
shot will help move this system out by Tuesday evening. Once
again, it must be noted that the details of specific shortwaves
embedded in the broader trough have not had high model temporal
consistency lately.
Yet another trough is currently progged to dive southward through
the Rockies by the end of next week. Ensemble guidance has
consistently supported west-coast troughing all the way through
the day-10 range. While storm specifics will need time to come
into focus, the cold, snowy pattern over eastern Utah and western
Colorado seems to be locked-in for now.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening)
Issued at 517 PM MST Fri Feb 15 2019
Another fast moving Pacific storm will impact the area through
Saturday morning which brings a chance of MVFR with brief IFR
conditions for most TAF sites. LLWS will be possible at some sites
through the period as a cold front with some precipitation will
move through the area in the morning hours.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to noon MST
Saturday for COZ004-009-010-012-013-018-019.
UT...Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to noon MST
Saturday for UTZ028.
&&
SHORT TERM...MAC
LONG TERM...MAC
AVIATION...KJS/SSHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 404 AM MST Fri Feb 15 2019 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-161300- Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains- Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor- Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops- Upper Gunnison River Valley-Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide- Northwest San Juan Mountains-Southwest San Juan Mountains- Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin- San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains- Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat- La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges- 404 AM MST Fri Feb 15 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for eastern Utah and western Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered snow showers are expected through this afternoon with showers increasing again late tonight as another Pacific storm system approaches. No significant snowfall accumulations are expected through this evening. After midnight, snow showers will increase across the northern and central mountains in western Colorado with a few inches of new snow expected by early Saturday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Cool and unsettled weather will continue through early next week with temperatures dropping below normal over the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
211 PM MST FRI FEB 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 9 SW MAHER 38.55N 107.69W
02/15/2019 M0.83 INCH MONTROSE CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BKCC2, BLACK CANYON
OF THE GUNNISON.
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE CASTLE VALLEY 38.62N 109.39W
02/15/2019 M1.24 INCH GRAND UT CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CSEU1, CASTLE VALLEY
1SE.
0812 AM HEAVY RAIN 13 NNE ANETH 37.39N 109.08W
02/15/2019 M1.30 INCH SAN JUAN UT CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HOVU1, HOVENWEEP
NAT'L MONUMENT.
0807 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NE CANYONLANDS NP 38.45N 109.82W
02/15/2019 M0.78 INCH SAN JUAN UT CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CNYU1, CANYONLANDS
THE NECK.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW MOAB 38.62N 109.62W
02/15/2019 M0.75 INCH GRAND UT CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ANPU1, ARCHES NAT'L
PARK.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WSW GUNNISON 38.53N 106.97W
02/15/2019 M0.96 INCH GUNNISON CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GUNC2, GUNNISON 3WSW.
0750 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE DURANGO 37.31N 107.84W
02/15/2019 M1.02 INCH LA PLATA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION DROC2, DURANGO.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 S DURANGO 37.23N 107.87W
02/15/2019 M1.50 INCH LA PLATA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION NGOC2, DURANGO 4SSE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW MONTICELLO 37.87N 109.35W
02/15/2019 M0.53 INCH SAN JUAN UT CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MTOU1, MONTICELLO NO.
2.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 N TIFFANY 37.09N 107.53W
02/15/2019 M1.01 INCH LA PLATA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION IGCC2, IGNACIO 8E.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW ARRIOLA 37.45N 108.68W
02/15/2019 M1.45 INCH MONTEZUMA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CRZC2, CORTEZ 11NW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 S VALLECITO 37.31N 107.60W
02/15/2019 M1.42 INCH LA PLATA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BYFC2, BAYFIELD 7N.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW MOUNT CRESTED BUT 38.97N 106.98W
02/15/2019 M1.19 INCH GUNNISON CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GTHC2, GOTHIC.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E MONTROSE 38.48N 107.84W
02/15/2019 M0.54 INCH MONTROSE CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MKDC2, MONTROSE 2E.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE PALISADE 39.11N 108.35W
02/15/2019 M0.54 INCH MESA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PLSC2, PALISADE.
0612 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N MESA VERDE NATL PAR 37.20N 108.49W
02/15/2019 M1.37 INCH MONTEZUMA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MVPC2, MESA VERDE
NAT'L PARK.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N PARADOX 38.39N 108.95W
02/15/2019 M1.09 INCH MONTROSE CO CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PARC2, PARADOX 2N.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 ENE FRUITA 39.18N 108.62W
02/15/2019 M0.50 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-3, GRAND JUNCTION
8NNW.
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW COLONA 38.22N 107.81W
02/15/2019 M0.64 INCH OURAY CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-OR-19, COLONA 5SW.
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 WSW CORTEZ 37.33N 108.72W
02/15/2019 M1.35 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-51, CORTEZ 7.8WSW.
0845 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SW CRAWFORD 38.67N 107.66W
02/15/2019 M0.57 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-48, 3 WSW CRAWFORD.
0832 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 WSW MONTROSE 38.46N 107.98W
02/15/2019 M0.56 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-50, 6 WSW MONTROSE.
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW BATTLEMENT MESA 39.44N 108.04W
02/15/2019 M0.58 INCH GARFIELD CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-GF-83, BATTLEMENT MESA.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE MOAB 38.54N 109.51W
02/15/2019 M0.71 INCH GRAND UT COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION UT-GR-12, MOAB 2SE.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 WSW ARRIOLA 37.41N 108.75W
02/15/2019 M1.20 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-35, 5 W ARRIOLA.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW MONTROSE 38.47N 107.89W
02/15/2019 M0.53 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-13, MONTROSE 1.2WSW.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE PALISADE 39.10N 108.34W
02/15/2019 M0.58 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-159, PALISADE.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S VALLECITO 37.34N 107.61W
02/15/2019 M0.99 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-35, BAYFIELD 7.0N.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE POWDERHORN 38.34N 107.09W
02/15/2019 M0.73 INCH GUNNISON CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-GN-58, POWDERHORN
4.4NNE.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE CEDAREDGE 38.91N 107.91W
02/15/2019 M0.86 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-40, CEDAREDGE 1.0NE.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSW PAGOSA SPRINGS 37.25N 107.03W
02/15/2019 M1.63 INCH ARCHULETA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-AU-26, PAGOSA SPRINGS
1.6SSW.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SSE PAGOSA SPRINGS 37.19N 106.98W
02/15/2019 M0.66 INCH ARCHULETA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-AU-37, 5 SSE PAGOSA
SPRINGS.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 E SKYWAY 39.04N 108.00W
02/15/2019 M1.10 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-45, CEDAREDGE
10.5NNW.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE TRIMBLE 37.39N 107.85W
02/15/2019 M1.71 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-34, DURANGO 7.1N.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW REDMESA 37.14N 108.23W
02/15/2019 M1.07 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-70, REDMESA 4.2NW.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW MONTROSE 38.53N 107.92W
02/15/2019 M0.57 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-9, MONTROSE 4.0NW.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW YELLOW JACKET 37.54N 108.74W
02/15/2019 M1.05 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-55, YELLOW JACKET
1NW.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW MOAB 38.59N 109.56W
02/15/2019 M0.66 INCH GRAND UT COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION UT-GR-5, MOAB 1.3NW.
0755 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 SE PARLIN 38.42N 106.62W
02/15/2019 M0.55 INCH GUNNISON CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-GN-49, DOYLEVILLE 2.1W.
0750 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE CORTEZ 37.35N 108.56W
02/15/2019 M1.03 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-52, CORTEZ 1E.
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW MARVEL 37.11N 108.14W
02/15/2019 M1.25 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-26, HESPERUS 13.3SSW.
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE MOAB 38.55N 109.49W
02/15/2019 M0.50 INCH GRAND UT COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION UT-GR-2, MOAB 3.7ESE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N NAPLES 40.44N 109.49W
02/15/2019 M0.59 INCH UINTAH UT COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION UT-UN-7, NAPLES.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SILVERTON 37.81N 107.67W
02/15/2019 M0.69 INCH SAN JUAN CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-SJ-4, SILVERTON.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW CORTEZ 37.37N 108.61W
02/15/2019 M1.18 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-43, CORTEZ 2.3NW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ENE DOLORES 37.49N 108.42W
02/15/2019 M1.62 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-30, DOLORES 4.8ENE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE MONTROSE 38.47N 107.86W
02/15/2019 M0.54 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-5, MONTROSE 1.2ESE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E MONTROSE 38.48N 107.84W
02/15/2019 M0.54 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-36, MONTROSE 1.6E.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW PALISADE 39.10N 108.37W
02/15/2019 M0.54 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-155, PALISADE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW FALFA 37.16N 107.86W
02/15/2019 M1.02 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-91, DURANGO 7S.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW KLINE 37.18N 108.15W
02/15/2019 M1.04 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-83, HESPERUS 9.8SW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 NNW ROCKWOOD 37.60N 107.83W
02/15/2019 M1.72 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-79, ROCKWOOD 6.9NNW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N IGNACIO 37.16N 107.63W
02/15/2019 M1.08 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-67, IGNACIO 2N.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 WSW DURANGO 37.25N 107.95W
02/15/2019 M1.58 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-61, DURANGO 4.8WSW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N DURANGO 37.33N 107.88W
02/15/2019 M1.53 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-101, 3 N DURANGO.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 11 E COLONA 38.29N 107.55W
02/15/2019 M0.80 INCH GUNNISON CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-GN-47, CIMARRON 11.2S.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 ENE NEW CASTLE 39.62N 107.42W
02/15/2019 M0.52 INCH GARFIELD CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-GF-67, GLENWOOD SPRINGS
7.0NW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E CEDAREDGE 38.90N 107.90W
02/15/2019 M0.78 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-54, 1 E CEDAREDGE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 W PAONIA 38.86N 107.65W
02/15/2019 M0.74 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-43, HOTCHKISS 5.4NE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE PAONIA 38.84N 107.57W
02/15/2019 M0.73 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-25, PAONIA 2.1SSE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW CHROMO 37.07N 106.91W
02/15/2019 M1.53 INCH ARCHULETA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-AU-29, PAGOSA SPRINGS
15.0SSE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W PAGOSA SPRINGS 37.27N 107.06W
02/15/2019 M1.20 INCH ARCHULETA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-AU-28, PAGOSA SPRINGS
2.5W.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N CHIMNEY ROCK 37.25N 107.18W
02/15/2019 M0.72 INCH ARCHULETA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-AU-33, CHIMNEY ROCK 3N.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 ESE CEDAREDGE 38.86N 107.83W
02/15/2019 M0.72 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-26, HOTCHKISS 7.1WNW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW LAZEAR 38.81N 107.81W
02/15/2019 M0.65 INCH DELTA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DL-49, LAZEAR 3NW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 WSW CAHONE 37.60N 109.00W
02/15/2019 M1.15 INCH DOLORES CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-DR-3, DOVE CREEK
12.4SSW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW MOUNT CRESTED BUT 38.96N 106.99W
02/15/2019 M1.19 INCH GUNNISON CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-GN-18, CRESTED BUTTE
6.2N.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW DURANGO 37.27N 107.87W
02/15/2019 M1.35 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-22, DURANGO 0.8SSW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SE HESPERUS 37.23N 107.97W
02/15/2019 M1.39 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-72, HESPERUS 4.9SE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 N FALFA 37.26N 107.79W
02/15/2019 M1.22 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-8, DURANGO 4.9ESE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW DURANGO 37.27N 107.88W
02/15/2019 M1.44 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-85, DURANGO 0.9SSW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 S VALLECITO 37.32N 107.60W
02/15/2019 M1.42 INCH LA PLATA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-LP-98, 3 S VALLECITO.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE CAMEO 39.13N 108.31W
02/15/2019 M0.72 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-106, PALISADE 3.3ENE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNW FRUITA 39.17N 108.74W
02/15/2019 M0.53 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-140, FRUITA 1NW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE FRUITA 39.14N 108.71W
02/15/2019 M0.52 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-157, 1 SE FRUITA.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 ESE MONTROSE 38.46N 107.82W
02/15/2019 M0.53 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-15, MONTROSE 2.9ESE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 ENE MONTROSE 38.52N 107.75W
02/15/2019 M0.66 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-31, MONTROSE 7.3ENE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SSW OLATHE 38.52N 108.01W
02/15/2019 M0.55 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-45, MONTROSE 8.1WNW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 WNW MONTROSE 38.49N 107.95W
02/15/2019 M0.52 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-6, MONTROSE 3.9WNW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW CORTEZ 37.34N 108.59W
02/15/2019 M1.17 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-34, CORTEZ 1.2SW.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S ARRIOLA 37.41N 108.65W
02/15/2019 M1.42 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-59, CORTEZ 5.6NW.
0636 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N FRUITA 39.17N 108.73W
02/15/2019 M0.57 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-142, FRUITA.
0628 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW DOLORES 37.42N 108.53W
02/15/2019 M1.04 INCH MONTEZUMA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MZ-58, DOLORES 4.0SSW.
0615 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WNW CASTLE VALLEY 38.64N 109.41W
02/15/2019 M1.16 INCH GRAND UT COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION UT-GR-11, CASTLE VALLEY
0.7WNW.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 WNW REDLANDS 39.10N 108.70W
02/15/2019 M0.54 INCH MESA CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-ME-143, REDLANDS 2WNW.
0430 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE MONTROSE 38.45N 107.86W
02/15/2019 M0.52 INCH MONTROSE CO COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CO-MT-28, MONTROSE 2.0SSE.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
611 PM MST FRI FEB 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW DOUGLAS PASS 39.60N 108.80W
02/15/2019 M13.0 INCH GARFIELD CO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
48 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 9 INCHES LAST
24 HOURS WITH 4 INCHES REPORTED THE MORNING
OF FEB 14.
&&
MDAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
612 PM MST FRI FEB 15 2019
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..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW SKYWAY 39.05N 108.12W
02/15/2019 M9.5 INCH MESA CO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. ONLY A TRACE
WAS REPORTED THE MORNING OF FEB 14.
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MDAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
613 PM MST FRI FEB 15 2019
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0800 AM HEAVY SNOW MCCLURE PASS 39.13N 107.28W
02/15/2019 M10.0 INCH PITKIN CO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
48 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 7 INCHES LAST
24 HOURS WITH 3 INCHES REPORTED THE MORNING
OF FEB 14.
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MDAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
651 PM MST FRI FEB 15 2019
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0600 PM HEAVY RAIN VALLEY OF THE GODS 37.27N 109.92W
02/15/2019 M1.00 INCH SAN JUAN UT CO-OP OBSERVER
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SSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
657 PM MST FRI FEB 15 2019
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0300 PM SNOW OAK CREEK 5WNW 40.30N 107.04W
02/15/2019 E2.0 INCH ROUTT CO PUBLIC
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SSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 13 inches.
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area.
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with close to 11 inches estimated at the McCoy Park SNOTEL site. Winds gusted from 20 to 30 MPH with a peak gust of 47 MPH at the Crown RAWS site.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, February 2019
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: 798351, 798352, 798353.