A cold front moved through the northern portions of northeast Utah and northwest Colorado and stalled along I-70, resulting in moderate snowfall and strong winds across the Eastern Uinta Mountains of Northeast Utah, as well as all mountain ranges of Northwest Colorado and West-Central Colorado. A low pressure trough also moved through the area and interacted with the cold front, resulting in…
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A cold front moved through the northern portions of northeast Utah and northwest Colorado and stalled along I-70, resulting in moderate snowfall and strong winds across the Eastern Uinta Mountains of Northeast Utah, as well as all mountain ranges of Northwest Colorado and West-Central Colorado. A low pressure trough also moved through the area and interacted with the cold front, resulting in locally higher amounts due to banding along the front, even into some higher northwest Colorado valleys. Milder temperatures resulted in very little snow in the lower elevations.
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Generally 6 to 11 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 13 inches of snow at Ripple Creek. Peak wind gusts reached 47 mph at Dead Horse RAWS.
Generally 4 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with 11.1 inches of snow reported at Vail 0.9 WNW. Winds gusted in the 40 to 50 mph range at elevations above 12,000 feet MSL.
Generally 7 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 15 inches of snow at Lost Dog. Winds generally stayed below 45 mph with gusts up to 40 mph during the event at Storm Peak Lab, but did gust to 51 mph a few hours after the snow ended.
Generally 2 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with 6 to 7 inches of snow in the Meeker area within a 24 hour period. 6.5 inches of snow was reported at Meeker 1.9 WSW. Winds gusted in the 30 to 40 mph range.
Douglas Pass received 7 inches of snow with winds gusting up to 54 mph.
Generally 5 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with 9 inches of snow reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 6 inches of snow reported at Crested Butte 6.2 N. Winds gusted in the 50 to 60 mph range at elevations above 12,000 feet MSL with a peak gust of 62 mph at Irwin Ridge Top.
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