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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
544 PM MST SUN OCT 26 1997
 
...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE OCTOBER BLIZZARD OF 1997...
 
HEAVY SNOW FELL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO BEGINNING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND ENDING BY EARLY MORNING SUNDAY.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
AROUND THE REGION WERE HIGHLY VARIABLE AS STRONG WINDS
ACCOMPANYING
THE SNOW CAUSED DRIFTING.  THIS RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY MEASURING
ACCURATE SNOW DEPTHS.  WHERE POSSIBLE...SNOW DRIFT HEIGHTS ARE
ALSO
INCLUDED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATIVENESS IN WIND SWEPT REGIONS.
 
THE FOLLOWING ARE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS AROUND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO:
 

LOCATION             TOTAL SNOWFALL     SNOW DRIFT HEIGHTS
 
PALMER LAKE          52 INCHES          15 FEET
MONUMENT             48 INCHES          6 TO 10 FEET
BLACK FOREST         36 TO 48 INCHES    5 FEET
WALSENBURG           33 INCHES
LA JUNTA             24 TO 36 INCHES    5 TO 15 FEET
RYE                  24 INCHES
COLORADO SPRINGS     24 INCHES          4 TO 8 FEET
(RUSTIC HILLS)
PENROSE              24 INCHES
EADS                 24 INCHES          12 FEET
HASWELL              24 INCHES          5 FEET
WOODLAND PARK        24 INCHES
COLORADO SPRINGS     20 INCHES
(AIRPORT)
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS 20 TO 24 INCHES    3 FEET
COLORADO SPRINGS     18 TO 24 INCHES    6 FEET
(BRIARGATE)
MANITOU              18 TO 24 INCHES
FLORISSANT           18 TO 24 INCHES
LAS ANIMAS           18 INCHES          6 FEET
KIM                  16 TO 20 INCHES    8 TO 10 FEET
SPRINGFIELD          16 TO 20 INCHES    8 FEET
TEXAS CREEK          15 TO 21 INCHES
LAMAR                12 TO 24 INCHES    6 FEET
GRANADA              12 TO 24 INCHES
WESTCLIFFE           12 TO 18 INCHES    4 FEET
HOLLY                12 TO 15 INCHES    3 TO 4 FEET
COLORADO SPRINGS     12 INCHES
(SKYWAY)
YODER                12 INCHES          15 FEET
CALHAN               12 INCHES          12 FEET
PUEBLO WEST          12 INCHES          2 FEET
TRINIDAD             11 TO 14 INCHES    5 FEET
BUENA VISTA          9 TO 12 INCHES
COLORADO SPRINGS     10 INCHES
(OAK HILLS)
SALIDA               10 TO 16 INCHES
PUEBLO AIRPORT       8 INCHES           7 FEET
CANON CITY           6 INCHES
HOWARD               9 INCHES