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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
141 PM MDT Sun Mar 17 2024

An area of low pressure nearly stationary to the southwest of the Four
Corners led to continued scattered precipitation. Snowfall favored
southern mountains and some valleys yesterday. These reports are
considered preliminary.

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Elevation (ft.)

...Colorado...

...Archuleta County...
Pagosa Springs 4.7 E         4.4 in    0800 AM 03/17   7498
Pagosa Springs 7.2 NW        4.1 in    0700 AM 03/17   8087
Pagosa Springs 3.2 W         3.6 in    0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 1.6 WSW       3.5 in    0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 4.6 SW        3.5 in    0825 AM 03/17
Chromo 3.9 E                 3.4 in    0630 AM 03/17   7909
Pagosa Springs 9.4 WSW       3.4 in    0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 3.7 W         3.0 in    0700 AM 03/17   7492
Pagosa Springs 5.3 SW        3.0 in    0700 AM 03/17   7421
Pagosa Springs 0.2 N         3.0 in    0800 AM 03/17   7259
Pagosa Springs 4.6 NNW       2.8 in    0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 0.7 E         2.8 in    0800 AM 03/17   7229
Pagosa Springs 7.6 SE        2.5 in    0700 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 6.8 WNW       2.5 in    0700 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 8.5 WNW       2.5 in    0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 6.6 SE        2.5 in    0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 5.8 SSE       2.0 in    0720 AM 03/17   7244
Pagosa Springs 3.0 SSE       2.0 in    0800 AM 03/17   7339
Pagosa Springs 4.7 W         1.5 in    0700 AM 03/17   7569
Pagosa Springs 14.2 SSW      0.4 in    0800 AM 03/17   6489

...Delta County...
Cedaredge 10.5 NNW           2.5 in    0800 AM 03/17   10399

...Dolores County...
3.7 E Lockerby               0.3 in    0630 AM 03/17   6681

...Gunnison County...
Powderhorn 4.4NNE            0.8 in    0800 AM 03/17   9064
Mount Crested Butte          0.7 in    0700 AM 03/17   9260
4.2 N Mount Crested Butte    0.5 in    0700 AM 03/17   9469
Crested Butte 6.2N           0.5 in    0700 AM 03/17   9606
Gunnison 6.6N                0.2 in    0700 AM 03/17   7941
Pitkin 1.1SW                  T in     0700 AM 03/17   9139

...La Plata County...
Durango 4.9ESE               5.0 in    0700 AM 03/17   7122
Durango                      5.0 in    0816 AM 03/17   6872
Durango 6.0 SE               4.7 in    0800 AM 03/17
Rockwood 6.9NNW              4.3 in    0700 AM 03/17   8906
Durango 0.8SSW               4.0 in    0700 AM 03/17   6624
Bayfield 7.0N                4.0 in    1100 AM 03/17   8200
Durango                      3.8 in    0830 AM 03/17
Bayfield 7N                  3.7 in    0700 AM 03/17   7460
Bayfield 6.2 N               3.7 in    0700 AM 03/17   7447
Hesperus 4.9SE               3.6 in    0700 AM 03/17   7202
Ignacio 6.9NW                3.5 in    0700 AM 03/17   6737
Hesperus 9.8SW               2.7 in    0700 AM 03/17   7035
2 ENE Breen                  2.0 in    0700 AM 03/17
Durango 7S                   2.0 in    0700 AM 03/17   6552
2.2 NE Durango               2.0 in    0830 AM 03/17   6725
Mancos 6.7 ESE               1.5 in    0700 AM 03/17   7475
Redmesa 4.2NW                1.5 in    0800 AM 03/17   6770
Ignacio 8E                   1.3 in    0700 AM 03/17   6548
Hesperus 13.3SSW             1.2 in    0730 AM 03/17   6685
Durango 7.1N                 1.2 in    0915 AM 03/17   6575

...Mesa County...
Glade Park 17W               0.9 in    0800 AM 03/17   6324

...Montezuma County...
Dolores 16.8 ENE             1.0 in    0800 AM 03/17   7852
Dolores 4.0SSW               0.6 in    0700 AM 03/17   6679
Cortez 1.2SW                 0.6 in    0700 AM 03/17   6164
Dolores 5.3 SSW              0.2 in    0716 AM 03/17

...Montrose County...
Montrose 7.3ENE               T in     0700 AM 03/17   6914
Black Canyon of the Gunnison  T in     0800 AM 03/17   8150

...Ouray County...
Ridgway 3.3NNW               1.8 in    0700 AM 03/17   7622
Colona 3SW                   1.5 in    0900 AM 03/17   7408
Colona 5SW                   1.1 in    0800 AM 03/17   7820
Ridgway 1 ESE                 T in     0700 AM 03/17   7031
Ouray                         T in     0709 AM 03/17   7718
Ridgway 0.6 SW                T in     0800 AM 03/17   7065

...Utah...

...San Juan County...
Monticello                   0.5 in    0700 AM 03/17   7081

...PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Elevation (ft.)

...Colorado...

...Archuleta County...
Pagosa Springs 4.7 E         0.53 in   0800 AM 03/17   7498
Pagosa Springs 14.2 SSW      0.48 in   0800 AM 03/17   6489
Pagosa Springs 0.2 N         0.45 in   0800 AM 03/17   7259
Pagosa Springs 7.2 NW        0.41 in   0700 AM 03/17   8087
Pagosa Springs 5.8 SSE       0.41 in   0720 AM 03/17   7244
Pagosa Springs 3.2 W         0.41 in   0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 3.7 W         0.40 in   0700 AM 03/17   7492
Pagosa Springs 6.6 SE        0.39 in   0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 4.6 NNW       0.39 in   0800 AM 03/17
Sandoval Mesa, Arboles 7NE   0.39 in   0112 PM 03/17   8491
Pagosa Springs 4.7 W         0.38 in   0700 AM 03/17   7569
Pagosa Springs 9.4 WSW       0.38 in   0800 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 4.6 SW        0.38 in   0825 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 0.7 E         0.36 in   0800 AM 03/17   7229
Pagosa Springs 4.5 SSE       0.35 in   0800 AM 03/17   7301
Devil Mtn, Chimny Rk 7WNW    0.35 in   1258 PM 03/17   7459
Chromo 3.9 E                 0.32 in   0630 AM 03/17   7909
Pagosa Springs 5.3 SW        0.30 in   0700 AM 03/17   7421
Pagosa Springs 7.6 SE        0.30 in   0700 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 6.8 WNW       0.29 in   0700 AM 03/17
Pagosa Springs 8.5 WNW       0.29 in   0800 AM 03/17
Chromo 6N                    0.23 in   1246 PM 03/17   9229
Pagosa Springs 3.0 SSE       0.18 in   0800 AM 03/17   7339
Pagosa Springs               0.17 in   0114 PM 03/17   7120
Pagosa Springs               0.17 in   0115 PM 03/17   8316
Pagosa Springs               0.14 in   0125 PM 03/17   7181
Chimney Rock 4ENE            0.13 in   0120 PM 03/17   7399

...Delta County...
Grand Mesa                   0.19 in   0111 PM 03/17   10213
Hotchkiss 5.4NE              0.02 in   0700 AM 03/17   5937
Paonia 1.5 N                 0.02 in   0845 AM 03/17
Cedaredge 1.3 E              0.01 in   0700 AM 03/17   6689
Paonia Upper Colorado Ntwk C 0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   5580
Hotchkiss 9.2 WNW             T in     0700 AM 03/17
Lazear 3NW                    T in     0700 AM 03/17   5689

...Dolores County...
Rico                         0.44 in   0115 PM 03/17   10597
3.7 E Lockerby               0.13 in   0630 AM 03/17   6681
10.5 W Dunton                0.12 in   0115 PM 03/17   8761
Salter, Dolores 12NNW        0.12 in   0124 PM 03/17   8201
Dove Creek 12.4SSW           0.10 in   0700 AM 03/17   6604
Dove Creek                   0.10 in   0125 PM 03/17   6595

...Garfield County...
Rifle 3 ENE                  0.24 in   0700 AM 03/17   5435
Rifle 3.2ENE                 0.24 in   0700 AM 03/17   5472
Roan Plateau                 0.13 in   1241 PM 03/17   8799
Battlement Mesa 0.9 WNW      0.11 in   0830 AM 03/17   5213
Rifle 8.9 NE                 0.10 in   0700 AM 03/17   6508
Rifle 2SE                    0.10 in   1251 PM 03/17   6120
Garfield County Rgnl AP      0.10 in   1253 PM 03/17   5339
Demaree, Mack 16N            0.08 in   1249 PM 03/17   7448
Silt                         0.03 in   0125 PM 03/17   5620
Glenwood Springs 1.7NW       0.02 in   0700 AM 03/17   6050
6.2 N Rifle                  0.02 in   0100 PM 03/17   6014
Glenwood Springs 0.8 S       0.01 in   0700 AM 03/17   5798
Glenwood Spgs 0.64S           T in     0700 AM 03/17   5824
Glenwood Springs 5.9 S        T in     0726 AM 03/17   6479

...Gunnison County...
Silver Jack                  0.13 in   0111 PM 03/17   9029
11.8 E Colona                0.12 in   0100 PM 03/17   8926
8.6 NW Mount Crested Butte ( 0.10 in   1100 AM 03/17   10700
1.2 SE Mount Crested Butte ( 0.10 in   1200 PM 03/17   10160
4.2 N Mount Crested Butte    0.06 in   0700 AM 03/17   9469
Crested Butte 6.2N           0.06 in   0700 AM 03/17   9606
Powderhorn 4.4NNE            0.06 in   0800 AM 03/17   9064
Mount Crested Butte          0.03 in   0700 AM 03/17   9260
1 WNW Powderhorn             0.02 in   0120 PM 03/17   8679
Gunnison 6.6N                0.01 in   0700 AM 03/17   7941
6.1 W Powderhorn (CBRFC)     0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   7856
0.7 NE Crested Butte         0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   8860
Pitkin 1.1SW                  T in     0700 AM 03/17   9139
Gunnison-Crested Butte AP     T in     0112 PM 03/17   7927

...Hinsdale County...
Lake City                    0.69 in   0115 PM 03/17   8654
18.1 NE Vallecito (SNOTEL)   0.40 in   1100 AM 03/17   10740
6.4 E Lake City (SNOTEL)     0.40 in   1100 AM 03/17   11439
10.5 S Lake City (SNOTEL)    0.30 in   1100 AM 03/17   11100
21.4 S Lake City (SNOTEL)    0.20 in   1100 AM 03/17   9399
Lake City 1NNE               0.02 in   0700 AM 03/17   8724
21.4 S Lake City             0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   9455

...La Plata County...
Durango 7S                   0.70 in   0700 AM 03/17   6552
2.2 NE Durango               0.70 in   0830 AM 03/17   6725
Ignacio 2N                   0.66 in   0700 AM 03/17   6677
Hesperus 4.9SE               0.64 in   0700 AM 03/17   7202
Durango                      0.62 in   0816 AM 03/17   6872
Ignacio 6.9NW                0.59 in   0700 AM 03/17   6737
Ignacio 8E                   0.55 in   0700 AM 03/17   6548
Durango                      0.54 in   0830 AM 03/17
Durango 4.9ESE               0.50 in   0700 AM 03/17   7122
Durango 0.8SSW               0.49 in   0700 AM 03/17   6624
Durango 6.0 SE               0.47 in   0800 AM 03/17
1.9 S Mayday                 0.46 in   1245 PM 03/17   8479
Mesa Mtn, Ignacio 5SW        0.44 in   0109 PM 03/17   7379
2 S Falfa                    0.44 in   0120 PM 03/17   6760
Log Chute, Trimble 5SW       0.43 in   1258 PM 03/17   8253
Bayfield 6.2 N               0.40 in   0700 AM 03/17   7447
Bayfield 7N                  0.40 in   0700 AM 03/17   7460
Durango 7.2 N                0.38 in   0800 AM 03/17
Durango                      0.38 in   0118 PM 03/17   6631
Durango                      0.33 in   0118 PM 03/17   6538
Rockwood 6.9NNW              0.32 in   0700 AM 03/17   8906
Durango 7.1N                 0.32 in   0915 AM 03/17   6575
Durango                      0.32 in   0115 PM 03/17   7759
Bayfield                     0.32 in   0115 PM 03/17   6978
Redmesa 4.2NW                0.28 in   0800 AM 03/17   6770
Durango                      0.26 in   0125 PM 03/17   6204
Hesperus 9.8SW               0.25 in   0700 AM 03/17   7035
Hesperus 13.3SSW             0.25 in   0730 AM 03/17   6685
2.6 S Durango (CBRFC)        0.25 in   0100 PM 03/17   6442
7.4 NE Vallecito             0.24 in   1245 PM 03/17   7906
Big Bear Park                0.24 in   1255 PM 03/17   10340
3.0 S Bondad                 0.24 in   0100 PM 03/17   6045
Durango La Plata Cnty Airpor 0.20 in   0109 PM 03/17   6521
Ignacio                      0.20 in   0125 PM 03/17   6617
Bayfield 7.0N                0.19 in   1100 AM 03/17   8200
Mancos 6.7 ESE               0.16 in   0700 AM 03/17   7475
Marvel                       0.15 in   0116 PM 03/17   6765
Hermosa 2SW, Trimble         0.12 in   0115 PM 03/17   7509
Hesperus                     0.09 in   0115 PM 03/17   7440
Kline                        0.09 in   0125 PM 03/17   6754
MANCOS                       0.05 in   0113 PM 03/17   7470

...Mesa County...
Glade Park 17W               0.56 in   0800 AM 03/17   6324
Little Dolores, Glade Pk 11W 0.49 in   1249 PM 03/17   6795
Grand Junction 3.9WSW        0.27 in   0900 AM 03/17   4666
Grand Junction 5.5SW         0.25 in   0700 AM 03/17   4950
Fruita 0.4 SE                0.25 in   0700 AM 03/17   4519
Redlands 1.4 SSE             0.25 in   0700 AM 03/17   4754
Fruita 1.5 SSE               0.23 in   0700 AM 03/17
Colorado Natl Monument      0.23 in   0900 AM 03/17   5780
Grand Junction 7.2 W         0.22 in   0700 AM 03/17   4813
3.8 S Fruita                 0.22 in   0110 PM 03/17   5784
Loma 0.9E                    0.21 in   0700 AM 03/17   4520
Jacks Canyon, Grand Jct 21S  0.21 in   1250 PM 03/17   7839
2 SSE Clifton                0.20 in   0120 PM 03/17   4788
Redlands 1E                  0.19 in   0700 AM 03/17   4652
16 NW Moab                   0.19 in   0115 PM 03/17   4872
Grand Junction 4.0W          0.18 in   0700 AM 03/17   4629
Grand Junction 1SSW          0.18 in   0118 PM 03/17   4766
Grand Junction 3.7 SSE       0.17 in   0700 AM 03/17
Grand Junction 1.3 SSW       0.17 in   0700 AM 03/17   4605
Fruitvale                    0.15 in   0700 AM 03/17   4768
Gunnison Rvr nr Grand Jct    0.13 in   1230 PM 03/17   4628
Grand Junction               0.13 in   0106 PM 03/17   4645
11.0 W De Beque              0.11 in   1200 PM 03/17   6846
Pine Ridge, Cameo 6NW        0.11 in   1234 PM 03/17   6709
Grand Junction               0.11 in   0115 PM 03/17   4668
Fruitvale 1SW                0.10 in   0700 AM 03/17   4622
Grand Junction               0.10 in   0800 AM 03/17   4622
Palisade 3.3ENE              0.09 in   0600 AM 03/17   5141
Palisade 0.2 ENE             0.09 in   0700 AM 03/17   4732
Grand Junction Rgnl AP       0.09 in   1253 PM 03/17   4846
11.0 W De Beque              0.09 in   0115 PM 03/17   6846
Collbran 0.2ESE              0.08 in   0700 AM 03/17   6043
Grand Junction 4.4 E         0.07 in   0700 AM 03/17   4733
Palisade 0.5 WSW             0.07 in   0700 AM 03/17   4717
GRAND JUNCTION               0.07 in   0110 PM 03/17   4642
6.8 NE Cameo                 0.05 in   0115 PM 03/17   5193
Collbran                     0.04 in   1245 PM 03/17   6555
Fruitvale 2 SSW               T in     0700 AM 03/17   4618
5 ESE Whitewater              T in     0700 AM 03/17

...Montezuma County...
MESA VERDE NP CORTEZ 8 SE    0.56 in   0105 PM 03/17   8033
3.4 NW Mancos                0.38 in   1230 PM 03/17   7958
12.6 S Towaoc (CBRFC)        0.35 in   1245 PM 03/17   5075
Chapin Mesa 3N, M Verde NP   0.34 in   1230 PM 03/17   7125
Morefield, Mancos 7WSW       0.33 in   1240 PM 03/17   7819
Couma_port1                  0.27 in   1236 PM 03/17   7221
Cortez Municipal Airport     0.25 in   1253 PM 03/17   5905
3.4 N Mesa Verde Natl Park   0.22 in   0100 PM 03/17   7069
Mockingbird, Ylw Jacket 9SW  0.18 in   1244 PM 03/17   6419
Towaoc                       0.17 in   0125 PM 03/17   5318
Cortez 1.2SW                 0.16 in   0700 AM 03/17   6164
3.7 SW Rico                  0.16 in   0115 PM 03/17   8422
Dolores (CBRFC)              0.15 in   1245 PM 03/17   7026
1.0 SW Cortez                0.11 in   1215 PM 03/17   6153
Dolores 4.0SSW               0.09 in   0700 AM 03/17   6679
Dolores 5.3 SSW              0.07 in   0716 AM 03/17
Mancos                       0.05 in   0110 PM 03/17   6729
1.9 E Mancos                 0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   7224

...Montrose County...
Carpenter Ridge              0.65 in   0109 PM 03/17   8087
Nucla, Naturita 1NNE         0.34 in   1258 PM 03/17   5859
Montrose 5.4 W               0.27 in   0700 AM 03/17   5935
Hammond                      0.24 in   0120 PM 03/17   5826
Montrose 1.8 WSW             0.23 in   0700 AM 03/17   5797
Montrose 5WNW                0.22 in   1253 PM 03/17   6259
Montrose 4.5 SSE             0.20 in   0630 AM 03/17   6021
Montrose 8.1WNW              0.20 in   0700 AM 03/17   5770
Sanborn Park, Norwood 5NE    0.20 in   1254 PM 03/17   7895
Montrose 1.2WSW              0.18 in   0800 AM 03/17   5887
Montrose 1.2 N               0.18 in   0900 AM 03/17   5717
Montrose Rgnl Airport        0.18 in   1253 PM 03/17   5714
Montrose 4.0NW               0.17 in   0800 AM 03/17   5729
Montrose 0.5 NE              0.13 in   0700 AM 03/17
Cottonwood Basin             0.11 in   1248 PM 03/17   7220
Delta 5.9 S                  0.10 in   0700 AM 03/17   5249
Montrose 1ESE                0.09 in   0800 AM 03/17   5920
Montrose                     0.08 in   0116 PM 03/17   5898
Montrose 2 E                 0.06 in   0700 AM 03/17   5924
Montrose 7.3ENE              0.06 in   0700 AM 03/17   6914
Montrose                     0.05 in   0125 PM 03/17   5650
BLACK CANYON MONTROSE 11 ENE 0.04 in   1245 PM 03/17   8250
Black Canyon                 0.01 in   1257 PM 03/17   8445
Norwood                      0.01 in   0120 PM 03/17   6840
Black Canyon of the Gunnison  T in     0800 AM 03/17   8150

...Ouray County...
Colona 3SW                   0.20 in   0900 AM 03/17   7408
3.9 NW Colona                0.20 in   0115 PM 03/17   6328
Ridgway 3.3NNW               0.17 in   0700 AM 03/17   7622
Ridgway 0.6 SW               0.15 in   0800 AM 03/17   7065
1.5 N Ridgway                0.13 in   0100 PM 03/17   6979
Ridgway 1 ESE                0.12 in   0700 AM 03/17   7031
Colona 5SW                   0.12 in   0800 AM 03/17   7820
2.8 S Colona                 0.11 in   0115 PM 03/17   6658
3.6 N Ouray                  0.04 in   0115 PM 03/17   8080
2.4 NE Red Mountain Pass     0.04 in   0115 PM 03/17   10200
Ridgway 3.6 NW               0.03 in   0700 AM 03/17   7942
Ouray                        0.01 in   0709 AM 03/17   7718

...Pitkin County...
3.6 N Redstone (CBRFC)       0.07 in   0100 PM 03/17   6991
Redstone 4.9 N               0.05 in   0800 AM 03/17   6840
3.6 N Redstone               0.05 in   0100 PM 03/17   6905


...Routt County...
Steamboat Springs            0.10 in   0115 PM 03/17   25475
Yampa Ranger Stn             0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   7880

...San Juan County...
Animas River At Silverton    0.02 in   0100 PM 03/17   9296
Silverton                    0.01 in   0100 PM 03/17   9290

...San Miguel County...
Norwood 0.1 W                0.55 in   0700 AM 03/17
Slick Rock 1.3N              0.51 in   0800 AM 03/17   5460
Redvale 22.8SW               0.39 in   0800 AM 03/17   5925
Dry Creek Basin              0.25 in   0113 PM 03/17   6430
Sawpit                       0.22 in   0118 PM 03/17   9249
Norwood                      0.20 in   0125 PM 03/17   7000

...Utah...

...Grand County...
16 NW Moab                   0.37 in   0118 PM 03/17   4557
Colorado River Near Cisco 11 0.36 in   0100 PM 03/17   4137
Castle Valley 0.6W           0.32 in   0700 AM 03/17   4785
14.2 NW Gateway              0.32 in   1245 PM 03/17   4165
13.6 NE Castle Valley        0.24 in   0100 PM 03/17   4369
Castle Valley 0.3 ESE        0.20 in   0800 AM 03/17   4801
Castle Valley 1 SE           0.20 in   0830 AM 03/17   4900
Moab 1.3NW                   0.15 in   0800 AM 03/17   3991
Bryson Canyon                0.13 in   1248 PM 03/17   5319
Moab 2SE                     0.11 in   0830 AM 03/17   4406
Moab                         0.10 in   0115 PM 03/17   4324

...San Juan County...
N Long Point, Fry Cyn 23NE   0.51 in   1239 PM 03/17   8680
Gold Basin                   0.50 in   1200 PM 03/17   10076
Moab Fuels Portable          0.50 in   1234 PM 03/17   7359
Moab 17.8 SSE                0.47 in   0700 AM 03/17   5941
Canyonlands the Neck         0.35 in   0800 AM 03/17   5930
Moab                         0.27 in   0115 PM 03/17   6171
Monticello 0.4 SW            0.25 in   0700 AM 03/17
Kane Gulch, Fry Cyn 15ESE    0.23 in   1242 PM 03/17   6500
16.9 E Fry Cyn               0.20 in   1242 PM 03/17   5800
Monticello                   0.11 in   0700 AM 03/17   7081
Big Indian Valley            0.06 in   0120 PM 03/17   6959
Aneth 13 NNE                 0.03 in   0800 AM 03/17   5240
Monticello                   0.03 in   0101 PM 03/17   6816
Blanding                     0.03 in   0115 PM 03/17   5822

...Uintah County...
Wildhorse                    0.02 in   1248 PM 03/17   8250
Upr P.R. Canyon,  Mack 28NW  0.01 in   1227 PM 03/17   8269

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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