Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 1997
April 1 to 2, 1997 · NWS GJT · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
As an upper low over the Great Basin dropped southward, another surge of moisture produced heavy snow over west-central and northwest Colorado. Amounts generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches in the valleys and 6 to 10 inches in the mountains.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
As an upper low over the Great Basin dropped southward, another surge of moisture produced heavy snow over west-central and northwest Colorado. Amounts generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches in the valleys and 6 to 10 inches in the mountains. Some exceptions included the Paradox area with 10 to 12 inches, the northern Uncompahgre Plateau with 11 inches, and Bedrock with 9 inches.
Heavy Snow, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin/Montrose and Vicinity
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin/Montrose and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.737, -107.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Debeque Rifle Glenwood Springs Corridor
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Debeque Rifle Glenwood Springs Corridor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grand Valley/Grand Junction and Vicinity
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand Valley/Grand Junction and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.294, -108.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -108.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Uncompahgre Plateau
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Uncompahgre Plateau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.488, -108.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 1, 19971 injured · $10 million · 44 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 19971 death · 1 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 1997$11 million · 10 events
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 1997$700,000 · 14 events
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 1, 1997$1.0 million · 6 events
- Flooding in Louisiana, April 1 to 20, 1997$693,000 · 9 events
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 10, 1997$150,000 · 9 events
- Winter Storm and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 29, 19971 in hail · 41 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 1, 199762 kt wind · 34 events
- Cold in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 199734 events
- Cold in North Carolina, April 1 to 18, 199729 events
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 199726 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5600880, 5600881, 5600882, 5600883, 5600884, 5600885, 5600886, 5600887, 5600888, 5600889.