Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 24, 1997
March 24, 1997 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
An early spring storm system moving across Wyoming and into northern Colorado brought more snow to portions of the northeast. Several accidents occurred along the I-70 corridor between Frisco and Copper Mountain as roads became snowpacked and slick.
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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.
An early spring storm system moving across Wyoming and into northern Colorado brought more snow to portions of the northeast. Several accidents occurred along the I-70 corridor between Frisco and Copper Mountain as roads became snowpacked and slick. The accidents resulted in several injuries and one fatality. Snowfall totals in the North Central Mountains and Front Range Foothills included: 10 inches at Breckenridge, 9 inches at the Mount Evans Research Station, 7 inches one mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, 5 inches at Evergreen, with 4 inches reported at Keystone and Winter Park. Heavy snow over the Palmer Divide caused snowpacked and slick road conditions to develop by afternoon. One woman was killed when she lost control of her vehicle along Colorado Highway 82 near Castle Rock. By late afternoon, Larkspur received a total of 5 inches of snow while Elizabeth reported 4 inches.
Heavy Snow, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- March 24, 4:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.382, -105.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- March 24, 4:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.726, -105.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- March 24, 4:30 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
- March 24, 4:30 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, Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
- When
- March 24, 4:30 AM MST to 4:00 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
- 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.
- Hail in Kansas, March 24, 1997$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 24 to 25, 1997$86,000 · 1.75 in hail · 46 events
- Flooding in Iowa, March 24 to 31, 1997$50,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997$36,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 24, 1997$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 24 to 25, 199710 events
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, March 24 to 25, 199710 events
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, March 24, 1997$13,000 · 1 event
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 24 to 25, 19976 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 24 to 25, 19975 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 24, 199757 kt wind · 4 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: 5594359, 5594360, 5594361, 5594362, 5594363.