Colorado, 1998Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 1998
April 1 to 2, 1998 · NWS GJT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
A Pacific low pressure system produced 8 to 16 inches of new snow in the central and southern mountains of western Colorado. The lower elevations in the southwest corner as well as the Uncompahgre and central Gunnison River Basins received 3 to 6 inches.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 Pacific low pressure system produced 8 to 16 inches of new snow in the central and southern mountains of western Colorado. The lower elevations in the southwest corner as well as the Uncompahgre and central Gunnison River Basins received 3 to 6 inches. Some of the heaviest snow totals included 20 inches on the Grand Mesa, 18 inches over Red Mountain Pass, 17 inches at Telluride, 14 inches at Ouray, and 13 inches in the mountains above Marble.
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River/Cortez and Vicinity / X Sw San Miguel / W Dolores / Monteauma Except Ne
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River/Cortez and Vicinity / X Sw San Miguel / W Dolores / Monteauma Except Ne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.698, -108.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (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
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 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
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin/Montrose and Vicinity / W C Gunnison / Part of Ne Montrose / S Delta / N C Ouray
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin/Montrose and Vicinity / W C Gunnison / Part of Ne Montrose / S Delta / N C Ouray forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.737, -107.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Uncompahgre Plateau / S Mesa Except X Sw / X Ne San Miguel / C Montrose / Nw Ouray
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Uncompahgre Plateau / S Mesa Except X Sw / X Ne San Miguel / C Montrose / Nw Ouray forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.488, -108.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (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 Hail in Virginia, April 1, 19982 deaths · 1 injured · $1.0 million · F3 · 7 events
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 1, 19983 injured · $470,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Flood in California, April 1, 1998$802,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, April 1, 1998$500,000 · 3 events
- Flood in Florida, April 1 to 19, 1998$300,000 · 1 event
- Flood in New York, April 1 to 7, 1998$125,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 1, 19981 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 1, 19981 injured · $59,000 · 0.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flood in Florida, April 1, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998$50,000 · 2 events
- Flooding in Vermont, April 1 to 13, 1998$40,000 · 4 events
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, April 1 to 30, 1998$35,000 · 5 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: 5671660, 5671661, 5672550, 5672551, 5672552, 5672553, 5672554.