Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 10 to 11, 1997
April 10 to 11, 1997 · NWS GJT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A Pacific trough moving over the area produced 5 to 9 inches of new snow over some mountain areas as well as some northern valleys of western Colorado.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
A Pacific trough moving over the area produced 5 to 9 inches of new snow over some mountain areas as well as some northern valleys of western Colorado.
Heavy Snow, Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM MST to April 11, 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, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM MST to April 11, 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, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM MST to April 11, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leadville and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM MST to April 11, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Leadville and Vicinity forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM MST to April 11, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM MST to April 11, 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 in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 19977 deaths · $207,000 · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, April 10, 19971 death · 1 injured · $31 million · F1 · 39 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 19971 death · $1.1 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 10, 1997$390,000 · F2 · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, April 10 to 11, 19972 injured · $9.8 million · 15 events
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 1997$18 million · 17 events
- Winter Weather in Kansas, April 10, 19971 death · 1 event
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 10, 1997$9.4 million · 8 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 1997$1.6 million · 12 events
- Frost and Freeze in Maryland, April 10, 1997$1.5 million · 8 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997$550,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, April 10 to 11, 19979 injured · 8 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5601035, 5601036, 5601037, 5601038, 5601039, 5601040.