Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 2, 1997
April 2, 1997 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
As the storm tracked east across Urban Corridor and into the plains some areas picked up some appreciable amounts. Snowfall totals included: 6 inches at Julesburg, 5 inches at Sedalia, with 4 inches reported at Castle Rock, Morrison and 4 miles northwest of Larkspur.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 the storm tracked east across Urban Corridor and into the plains some areas picked up some appreciable amounts. Snowfall totals included: 6 inches at Julesburg, 5 inches at Sedalia, with 4 inches reported at Castle Rock, Morrison and 4 miles northwest of Larkspur.
Heavy Snow, N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County
- When
- April 2, 12:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
- When
- April 2, 12:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.422, -104.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sedgwick County
- When
- April 2, 6:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (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.
- High Wind in Utah, April 2, 199720 injured · $4.3 million · 88 kt wind · 4 events
- Flood in North Dakota, April 2 to 5, 1997$10 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 2, 1997$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 2 to 3, 1997$70,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in California, April 2, 1997$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Arizona, April 2 to 3, 1997$40,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, April 2 to 3, 199728 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997$30,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in California, April 2, 19972 injured · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 2, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5592099, 5592100, 5592101.