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NOUS45 KGJT 232114  
PNSGJT  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
207 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009  
 
THE FOLLOWING ARE PRELIMINARY PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM WESTERN  
COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH, ENDING AROUND 10 AM MONDAY. THE FIRST  
VALUE IS RAINFALL OR WATER AMOUNTS IN SNOW, AND THE SECOND VALUE IS  
SNOWFALL. AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES.  
 
OFFICIAL CLIMATE STATIONS,  
 
WESTERN COLORADO,  
 
BLACK CANYON-GUNNISON, 0.30.  
4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRAIG, 0.15.  
CRESTED BUTTE, 0.18, 3.0.  
HAYDEN, 0.15, 2.0.  
1 MILE EAST OF RANGELY, 0.30, 3.0.  
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, 0.11, 1.8.  
 
UNOFFICIAL STATIONS,  
 
2 MILES NORTH OF AVON, 0.11, 2.0.  
33 MILES NORTH OF CRAIG, 0.10, 2.3.  
1 MILE NORTHWEST OF EDWARDS, 0.09, 1.6.  
GOTHIC, 0.28, 6.0.  
1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, 0.17, 2.7.  
 
IN SUMMARY,  
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER THE FRONT RANGE IN  
COLORADO, MOVED THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL FAVORED THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS  
IN WESTERN COLORADO, AS WELL AS SOME HIGHER VALLEYS ACROSS THE  
NORTH, PRODUCING 2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. AMONG HIGHER AMOUNTS  
WERE CRESTED BUTTE AND HAYDEN, RECEIVING 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, AND  
GOTHIC WITH 6 INCHES. BASED ON REPORTS, TELLURIDE SKI RESORT  
RECEIVED 3.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL.  
 

 
 
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