Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, May 1, 1997
May 1, 1997 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A weather disturbance quickly moved across southern Colorado, bringing heavy snow above 9000 feet to the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains. Four to eight inches of snow fell across the higher terrain.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A weather disturbance quickly moved across southern Colorado, bringing heavy snow above 9000 feet to the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains. Four to eight inches of snow fell across the higher terrain.
Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos
- When
- May 1, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache
- When
- May 1, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (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: 5597935, 5597936.