A cold front pushed through western Colorado and produced a quick shot of moderate snow across the northern mountains as well as some central ranges. Additionally, gusty winds occurred with winds exceeding 50 mph in the mountains at times, resulting in reduced visibilities.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A cold front pushed through western Colorado and produced a quick shot of moderate snow across the northern mountains as well as some central ranges. Additionally, gusty winds occurred with winds exceeding 50 mph in the mountains at times, resulting in reduced visibilities. Instability associated with the front led to stronger snow bands along portions of northwest Colorado. Wind gusts exceeded 40 mph with a snow squall that impacted portions of Rio Blanco County as visibilities dropped to less than one quarter mile.
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 7, 4:11 PM MST, 18 hours 49 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 11 inches reported. Winds gusted up to 46 mph.
Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area, much of that in 12 hours or less.
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area, much of that in 12 hours or less. Wind gusted in excess of 50 mph at times.
A snow squall moved through the area in the evening, dropping visibilities to less than one quarter of a mile as winds gusted to 45 mph with the squall. At least an inch of snow fell in a short period of time under the squall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, February 2023
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: 1068805, 1068806, 1068809, 1068810, 1068811.