Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - March 2008

Location Date/Time Deaths & Property & Event Type and Details Injuries Crop Dmg

COLORADO, South Central and Southeast

(CO-Z065) SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT, (CO-Z067) UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT, (CO-Z069) DEL NORTE VICINITY / NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 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-Z084) NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / MONUMENT RIDGE / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT 03/02/08 08:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 03/03/08 01:00 MST 0

A winter storm produced heavy snow across the region including 6 to 8 inches around Beulah...Fort Garland...and Aguilar. Ten to 12 inches of snow was noted near Rye...San Isabel...La Veta and Florissant. Around 16 inches of snow occurred near Westcliffe...Cuchara and Rosita. Finally...24 inches of snow was reported at Del Norte.

(CO-Z086) PUEBLO VICINITY / PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT 03/04/08 11:00 MST 30K Wildfire 03/04/08 12:15 MST 0

Strong winds and low relative humdity sparked a grassfire on the west edge of Pueblo. Two mobile homes were destroyed.

(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-Z078) WESTCLIFFE VICINITY / WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT, (CO-Z079) WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 10000 FT, (CO-Z080) WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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 03/05/08 02:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 03/05/08 23:00 MST 0

A winter storm generated hefty amounts of snow across the region... including 6 to 9 inches near Trinidad...Walsenburg...Rye...Rosita...San Isabel...Beulah...Colorado City and Aguilar. Around a foot of snow fell around La Veta and Cuchara.

(CO-Z079) WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 10000 FT, (CO-Z080) WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT 03/16/08 15:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 03/17/08 09:00 MST 0

Deep...moist northeast upslope flow produced areas of heavy snow including 6 inches near Colorado City...Cuchara and Buena Vista...and around 8 inches at Beulah...San Isabel and Rye.

(CO-Z058) EASTERN LAKE COUNTY / WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FT, (CO-Z060) EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT 03/30/08 15:00 MST 0 Winter Storm 03/31/08 18:00 MST 0

Moist westerly flow aloft generated over 8 inches of snow in the mountains surrounding Leadville in Lake County. Leadville received 7 inches of snow as well.

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