Colorado, 1998Winter Storm in Colorado, March 17 to 18, 1998
March 17 to 18, 1998 · NWS GJT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
An upper low and surface cold front produced 10 to 20 inches of snow in the northwest San Juan Mountains as well as the central mountains of western Colorado. 6 to 10 inches of snow also fell in some of the lower elevation areas of northwest Colorado.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 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.
An upper low and surface cold front produced 10 to 20 inches of snow in the northwest San Juan Mountains as well as the central mountains of western Colorado. 6 to 10 inches of snow also fell in some of the lower elevation areas of northwest Colorado. Gusty winds of 30 to 50 MPH produced areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Storm, Lower Yampa River Basin/Rangely and Vicinity
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Yampa River Basin/Rangely and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.066, -108.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 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)
Winter Storm, Debeque Rifle Glenwood Springs Corridor
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Debeque Rifle Glenwood Springs Corridor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 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)
Winter Storm, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 17, 8:00 PM MST to March 18, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (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.
- Ice Storm in Iowa, March 17, 1998$300,000 · 51 events
- Flooding in Alabama, March 17, 1998$30,000 · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 17 to 18, 1998$20,000 · 7 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 17 to 19, 199813 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 17, 1998$15,000 · 2 events
- Flood in Florida, March 17, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 17 to 18, 19987 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 17 to 18, 19986 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 17, 19983 events
- Hail in New Mexico, March 17, 19981 in hail · 2 events
- Rip Current in Florida, March 17, 19981 event
- High Wind in Alaska, March 17, 19981 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: 5638473, 5638474, 5638475, 5638476, 5638477, 5638478, 5638479.