Colorado, 1998Winter Storm in Colorado, April 18, 1998
April 18, 1998 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
More spring snow fell in the Front Range Foothills and portions of the Urban Corridor. Snowfall totals included: 11 inches at Golden Gate Canyon, 10 inches at Highlands Ranch, 9 inches at Elizabeth, 8 inches at Broomfield, Morrison and Silver Spruce Ranch, with 7 inches at Chief Hosa, Elbert, Evergreen, Littleton and Sedalia.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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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.
More spring snow fell in the Front Range Foothills and portions of the Urban Corridor. Snowfall totals included: 11 inches at Golden Gate Canyon, 10 inches at Highlands Ranch, 9 inches at Elizabeth, 8 inches at Broomfield, Morrison and Silver Spruce Ranch, with 7 inches at Chief Hosa, Elbert, Evergreen, Littleton and Sedalia. Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 6 inches elsewhere.
Winter Storm, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer
- When
- April 18, 2:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas
- When
- April 18, 2:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld
- When
- April 18, 2:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas
- When
- April 18, 2:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Douglas and Western Elbert Counties/Castle Rock and Vicinity
- When
- April 18, 2:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Douglas and Western Elbert Counties/Castle Rock and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.422, -104.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 18, 199820 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, April 18 to 19, 1998$1.7 million · 19 events
- Tornado in Alabama, April 18, 1998$95,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, April 18, 1998$110,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Georgia, April 18, 19980.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail in Mississippi, April 18, 19981.75 in hail · 7 events
- Flooding in Indiana, April 18 to 30, 19983 events
- Hail in Texas, April 18 to 27, 19980.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 18, 199850 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Louisiana, April 18, 19981.25 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, April 18, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, April 18, 1998$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 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: 5637419, 5637420, 5637421, 5637422, 5637423.