Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, May 1 to 2, 1997
May 1 to 2, 1997 · NWS GJT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A cold Pacific trough moved across the area, followed by a moist northwest flow aloft to produce heavy snow mainly over some northern and central mountains of western Colorado. 6 to 12 inches of new snow were common above the 7000 foot level with 4 to 6 inches below the 7000 foot level.
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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 cold Pacific trough moved across the area, followed by a moist northwest flow aloft to produce heavy snow mainly over some northern and central mountains of western Colorado. 6 to 12 inches of new snow were common above the 7000 foot level with 4 to 6 inches below the 7000 foot level. 14 to 15 inches of snow fell on the Flat Tops and Park Mountains.
Heavy Snow, Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity
- When
- May 1, 2:00 AM MST to May 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau
- When
- May 1, 2:00 AM MST to May 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leadville and Vicinity
- When
- May 1, 2:00 AM MST to May 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Leadville and Vicinity forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity
- When
- May 1, 2:00 AM MST to May 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park
- When
- May 1, 2:00 AM MST to May 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 1 to 29, 19971 injured · $259,000 · F0 · 163 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 1, 19972 injured · $17 million · 2.75 in hail · 34 events
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 1, 19971 death · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1997$8.0 million · 10 events
- Flooding in Idaho, May 1 to 31, 1997$4.0 million · 8 events
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, May 1 to 31, 1997$1.0 million · 30 events
- Flooding in Montana, May 1 to 31, 1997$2.3 million · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 1, 1997$21,000 · 2.25 in hail · 57 events
- Flooding in Louisiana, May 1 to 9, 1997$120,000 · 4 events
- Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 9, 1997$100,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Ohio, May 1, 1997$63,000 · 60 kt wind · 11 events
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 1, 1997$100,000 · 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5600644, 5600645, 5600646, 5600647, 5600648.