The low pressure over Southern California responsible for bringing up the abundant Atmospheric River moisture moved eastward across the Desert Southwest with the low center passing south of the Four Corners across northern New Mexico. This resulted in additional light to moderate snowfall accumulations across the southwest Colorado mountains with the Southwest San Juan Mountains receiving the…
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The low pressure over Southern California responsible for bringing up the abundant Atmospheric River moisture moved eastward across the Desert Southwest with the low center passing south of the Four Corners across northern New Mexico. This resulted in additional light to moderate snowfall accumulations across the southwest Colorado mountains with the Southwest San Juan Mountains receiving the higher amounts.
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 12, 4:58 PM MST, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 240 AM MST Thu Feb 12 2026 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-130945- 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- 240 AM MST Thu Feb 12 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah and southeast Utah. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Accumulating snowfall will continue over the higher terrain of western Colorado and eastern Utah through tonight. Mountain corridor travel will be impacted times...especially during the overnight and morning hours over mountain passes. There is a 15 percent probability or less of thunderstorm activity this afternoon with gusty winds being the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Mountain snow will continue into Friday evening with intermittent impacts on mountain roadways. Daytime temperatures will help with melting, but overnight travel could see snow and ice covered roads. A brief lull in active weather Saturday and Sunday will precede a return of unsettled weather as we move into early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 11 inches at Black Mesa. Gusts stayed below 30 mph.
About 7 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass at the higher elevations with 3 to 5 inches at the lower elevations with 5.5 inches of snow reported at Ridgway 5.3 NNW.
Generally 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 6.5 inches reported at Ouray 0.1 SE. Gusts stayed below 35 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, February 2026
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: 1317685, 1317683, 1317684.