Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 1997
February 23, 1997 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A strong upper level jet and weak low level upslope behind a cold front resulted in heavy snowfall across portions of the Front Range Foothills and Urban Corridor. Totals from around the area included: 9 inches just to the east of Buckhorn Mountain, 8 inches at Sunshine Canyon, 6 inches at Morrison and Silver Spruce Ranch, with 4 to 5 inches reported elsewhere.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 strong upper level jet and weak low level upslope behind a cold front resulted in heavy snowfall across portions of the Front Range Foothills and Urban Corridor. Totals from around the area included: 9 inches just to the east of Buckhorn Mountain, 8 inches at Sunshine Canyon, 6 inches at Morrison and Silver Spruce Ranch, with 4 to 5 inches reported elsewhere.
Heavy Snow, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM MST to 4:00 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
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 199724 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 199722 events
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 23 to 24, 199713 events
- High Wind in California, February 23 to 24, 199752 kt wind · 8 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 19977 events
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 23 to 24, 19976 events
- High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1997$1,000 · 75 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 19973 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 19972 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 19972 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 23 to 24, 19971 event
- Winter Weather in Alaska, February 23, 19971 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: 5591148, 5591149, 5591150, 5591151, 5591152.