Crestone
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Crestone, Colorado
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Snow Reports from Monday (posted by Keno at 540 PM on December 12) Here are the snow reports from yesterday's snowfall: First from our Crestone Weather Station, located in Chalet 1 at 8,085 feet, I recorded 1.6" and 0.07" of melted down snow in the gauge. Next reports from our locals are: Staying in Chalet 1, from our longest serving spotter Paul who's at the second highest location in Baca 1, he measured 2.5" of snow. Then also in Chalet 1, at 8,215 feet, on Arrowhead, 1.6" of snow; Then we move to the town of Crestone where our first report is from S. Birch St. at the town borderline (at 7,825 feet), where they saw 1.3". Then from a bit higher up, on East Galena Ave, 1/4 mi east of Crestone, at 8,150 feet., 1.8 inches of snow recorded. Next we head on over to Chalet 2, near Carefree and Jubilant, elevation 8,000 feet, and where our lone spotter reports 1.8" of snow. Next we move on out to the Grants, with the first report from Brook Trout Rd, west of Wagon Wheel at 7,800 feet, where they saw 1.5". Then next we head over to Camino Real and Willow Trail area, at 7,681 feet, and they also saw 1.5" of snow there, too. Finally, from my family members, my daughter Jackie reports only a dusting at her place south of Fort Garland, near the bottom of La Veta Pass, at 8,400 feet. Yep, that's all, and my grandson Colt was over there last nite visiting and confirmed it when he got back in town that it wasn't evening snowing there yet when he left at 8pm. He also noted to me that it wasn't snowing in the valley once off the Sand Dunes Road, including in Moffat, where my grandson Cooper lives, and yes, Coop confirmed that only a dusting ending up falling there. If I get in any other reports, I'll list them up above. I thank all of our spotters for their help!
Heavy snow criteria for Colorado also representative values applied by area: Mountains: 8 inches of snow in 12 hours and/or 12 or more inches in 24 hours. Lower elevations: 6 inches of snow in 12 hours and/or 8 or more inches in 24 hours.
For a Wind Chill Watch or Warning: As the wind increases, the body is cooled at a faster rate. The “wind chill” is a way for meteorologists to communicate what the combination of wind and temperature “feels like” to exposed skin. While wind chills negatively affect our bodies - and our pets bodies, they have no effects on other things like your car. While a vehicle's battery and other engine parts are effected negatively by the cold, they aren't effected by wind chill.
Our area rarely sees Snow Squall Warnigs issued here in the winter, as snow squalls are more likely to occuar in the spring here, plus they usually don't last all day long around here like they do in the U.S. Great Lakes. But yes, we can still see them in the winter months here, too.
Seasonal Snow Spotters are always needed and wanted!
I'm always looking for new volunteer weather spotters,
especially snow spotters, for our area for this new snow season. For the
last few years now we haven't had any snow spotters in the town of Crestone
and I would love to have at least one reporting from there, and some more
are needed elsewhere (more on that below).
In Chalet 1, besides myself, we have 2, sometimes 3 other spotters; 2 to 3 spotters out in the Grants and one spotter off T Road in the Baca Townhouses - but - even in all of these places - more reporters are always wanted and are always welcomed to join us! So please email me at keno@fairpoint.net if you would like to join our Crestone-Baca spotter team and I can tell you a bit more on how easy it is to join our local team in doing this fun community service! All I need to know on my end in your email is your name, where in town you are located - and at what elevation you are at. Do note that your exact address is not needed, just your location, and since some spotters don't wish to be named online (in our snow report), I don't do that, unless you tell me you don't mind. But yes, all locals are welcome to join us in reporting snowfall for our greater area! So please join us this snow season in reporting snow totals! Keno
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