Southwest flow ushered in an increase in moisture with a low pressure trough and strong cold front moving through. This resulted in moderate to heavy snow across the Elkheads and Park Range Mountains with moderate snow over portions of the central and southern Colorado mountains and eastern Uinta Mountains.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Southwest flow ushered in an increase in moisture with a low pressure trough and strong cold front moving through. This resulted in moderate to heavy snow across the Elkheads and Park Range Mountains with moderate snow over portions of the central and southern Colorado mountains and eastern Uinta Mountains. Temperatures were mild throughout much of this event, limiting snow accumulations at lower elevations.
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 Dec 26, 4:55 PM MST, 10 hours 5 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Generally 7 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 21.6 inches at Tower.
Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area.
Generally 4 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 13.2 inches at Schofield Pass. 8 inches of snow was reported at Crested Butte 6.2 N.
Generally 7 to 8 inches fell across the area with 7.2 inches at Columbine Pass.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, December 2025
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: 1308292, 1308294, 1308293, 1308295.