Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
February 23 to 24, 1997 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Bands of heavy snow showers developed over portions of east central Colorado as a strong upper level jet persisted over the area. Karval received top honors with 6 inches of new snow.
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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.
Bands of heavy snow showers developed over portions of east central Colorado as a strong upper level jet persisted over the area. Karval received top honors with 6 inches of new snow. Elsewhere, 3 to 4 inches of snow fell near Limon, Hugo, Kiowa and 8 miles southeast of Matheson.
Heavy Snow, Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
- When
- February 23, 6:00 PM MST to February 24, 4:00 AM 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, N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County
- When
- February 23, 6:00 PM MST to February 24, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Se Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / South Lincoln County
- When
- February 23, 6:00 PM MST to February 24, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Se Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / South Lincoln County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (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
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 19975 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, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5591153, 5591154, 5591155.