Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 26, 1997
February 26, 1997 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A deep northeasterly upslope flow developed along the Front Range Foothills and western portions of the Urban Corridor. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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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 deep northeasterly upslope flow developed along the Front Range Foothills and western portions of the Urban Corridor. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches.
Heavy Snow, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- February 26, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM 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 26, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM 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 26, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM 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 26, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM 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 26, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM 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.
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 26 to 28, 199720 injured · $500,000 · 14 events
- Flash Flood in Missouri, February 26, 19971 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Missouri, February 26 to 27, 19971 death · 1 event
- Heat in New Jersey, February 26 to 28, 199720 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 26 to 27, 199711 events
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 26 to 28, 199710 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 26, 19976 events
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 26 to 27, 19976 events
- Flooding in Missouri, February 26 to 28, 19975 events
- Heat in Maryland, February 26 to 28, 19975 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 19975 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 26 to 27, 19974 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5591156, 5591157, 5591158, 5591159, 5591160.