Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - February 2008
Location Date/Time Deaths & Property & Event Type and Details Injuries Crop Dmg
COLORADO, South Central and Southeast
(CO-Z066) LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT, (CO-Z067) UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT, (CO-Z068) EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT, (CO-Z072) NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 & 11000 FT, (CO-Z073) NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT, (CO-Z074) SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 & 11000 FT, (CO-Z075) SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT, (CO-Z079) WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 10000 FT, (CO-Z080) WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT, (CO-Z086) PUEBLO VICINITY / PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT, (CO-Z087) WALSENBURG VICINITY / UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT, (CO-Z088) TRINIDAD VICINITY / LOWER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN & WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT, (CO-Z089) CROWLEY COUNTY, (CO-Z093) LA JUNTA VICINITY / OTERO COUNTY 02/03/08 10:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 02/05/08 13:00 MST 0
A winter storm generated heavy snow across portions of the region... including higher elevations of the Pikes Peak area...the Sangre de Cristo mountains...Wet mountains...southern portions of the Interstate 25 corridor...and southeast plains. Six to 10 inches fell near Monument...Pueblo West...Florissant...Boone...Walsenburg...La Veta...and in southwest portions of Pueblo County. Around a foot of snow was noted near Rye and northwest of Aguilar. Snow up to 14 inches deep occurred at Fowler...while 16 inches of snow fell near Walsenburg and Trinidad. Finally...copious amounts of snow covered the summit of Wolf Creek Pass...where 63 inches of snow was reported.
(CO-Z058) EASTERN LAKE COUNTY / WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FT, (CO-Z060) EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT 02/07/08 11:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 02/08/08 04:00 MST 0
A weather system produced areas of heavy snow in combination with gusty winds across sections of Lake and Chaffee counties. Over 8 inches of snow fell in the highest elevations...and 12 inches of snow was noted at Climax in Lake County.
(CO-Z066) LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT, (CO-Z067) UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT, (CO-Z068) EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT 02/13/08 22:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 02/15/08 08:00 MST 0
A cold front moving across eastern Colorado in conjunction with an upper level disturbance moving across the southwest generated snow across sections of southern Colorado....including the eastern San Juan mountains and La Garita mountains. Some of the heavier snow amounts reported in the north and east include...6 inches at Leadville in Lake County and 8 inches at Rosita in Custer County. The summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral county recorded 19 inches of new snow.
(CO-Z058) EASTERN LAKE COUNTY / WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FT, (CO-Z060) EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT, (CO-Z066) LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT, (CO-Z068) EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT 02/24/08 13:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 02/25/08 08:00 MST 0
A winter storm produced more than 8 inches of snow across the eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains...and over the higher elevations near Leadville. Up to 13 inches of snow occurred in the vicinity of Leadville in Lake county.
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