Colorado, 1997Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 14, 1997
November 14, 1997 · NWS GJT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A weak trough embedded in a northerly flow aloft produced 4 to 8 inches of new snow to some mountains of western Colorado. The heaviest reported amount was 9 inches at Ridgeway.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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A weak trough embedded in a northerly flow aloft produced 4 to 8 inches of new snow to some mountains of western Colorado. The heaviest reported amount was 9 inches at Ridgeway.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs
- When
- November 14, 3:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part)
- When
- November 14, 3:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel
- When
- November 14, 3:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (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 New York, November 14, 1997$200,000 · 16 events
- Winter Storm in New York, November 14, 1997$44,000 · 24 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 14 to 15, 1997$80,000 · 10 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, November 14 to 15, 1997$50,000 · 12 events
- Winter Storm in New York, November 14 to 15, 1997$45,000 · 7 events
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, November 14, 1997$30,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 14, 199718 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 14, 199716 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 14, 199712 events
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, November 14, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, November 14, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, November 14 to 15, 19979 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5620447, 5620448, 5620449.