Colorado, 1999Winter Storm in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 1999
April 1 to 2, 1999 · NWS PUB · 14 events in 14 counties and zones
A powerful slow moving winter storm brought heavy snow to the southern Colorado mountains and to parts of the adjacent plains and high valleys. Snow began early morning on the 1st in the eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains and spread to the Sangre de Cristo mountains by midday.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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 powerful slow moving winter storm brought heavy snow to the southern Colorado mountains and to parts of the adjacent plains and high valleys. Snow began early morning on the 1st in the eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains and spread to the Sangre de Cristo mountains by midday. Rain changed to snow over the Rampart Range and El Paso county in the late afternoon and spread into the Wet mountains and Pueblo areas by evening. More than 8 inches of snow fell above 8500 feet in the eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, with an amazing 48 inch total at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass. A foot of snow occurred at Salida in Chaffee county. Twenty to 30 inches was logged in parts of the Wet Mountain Valley around Westcliffe. Eight to 16 inches of snow was tallied in western El Paso county and the Rampart Range. Other snow amounts include 4 inches in the Pueblo area, 8 inches in Aguilar in Las Animas county, 12 inches at Canon City in Fremont county and Beulah in Pueblo county, 14 inches in Rye in Pueblo county, and 15 inches in Walsenburg and Cuchara in Huerfano county.
Winter Storm, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM MST to April 2, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache
- When
- April 1, 2:00 AM MST to April 2, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity / E Sanguache Except X E / N Rio Grande
- When
- April 1, 8:00 AM MST to April 2, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity / E Sanguache Except X E / N Rio Grande forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas
- When
- April 1, 12:00 PM MST to April 2, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / X Sw Fremont / X E Sanguache / W Custer / W Huerfano / X N Costilla
- When
- April 1, 12:00 PM MST to April 2, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / X Sw Fremont / X E Sanguache / W Custer / W Huerfano / X N Costilla forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida and Vicinity / E Chaffee
- When
- April 1, 1:00 PM MST to April 2, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida and Vicinity / E Chaffee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM MST to April 2, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak / Teller / W El Paso
- When
- April 1, 3:00 PM MST to April 2, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak / Teller / W El Paso forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont
- When
- April 1, 3:00 PM MST to April 2, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- April 1, 4:00 PM MST to April 2, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity
- When
- April 1, 5:00 PM MST to April 2, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano
- When
- April 1, 5:00 PM MST to April 2, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity / Sw Las Animas Except X Sw
- When
- April 1, 6:00 PM MST to April 2, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity / Sw Las Animas Except X Sw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- April 1, 7:00 PM MST to April 2, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (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.
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 19998 deaths · 13 injured · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 1 to 2, 199935 injured · $170,000 · 8 events
- Rip Current in Florida, April 1, 19991 death · 1 event
- Cold in Utah, April 1 to 3, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 1, 199936 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 1, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Drought in New York, April 1 to 30, 199924 events
- Drought in Maine, April 1 to 30, 199924 events
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 29, 199924 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 1999$20,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events
- Flooding in California, April 1, 1999$17,000 · 2 events
- Drought in New Hampshire, April 1 to 30, 199912 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5694264, 5694263, 5694265, 5694057, 5694266, 5694060, 5694059, 5694058, 5694061, 5694063, 5694062, 5694065, 5694066, 5694064.