A powerful, fast moving winter storm brought heavy snow to the central Colorado mountains , Teller county and the Rampart Range, and Monument Ridge. Accumulations in excess of 8 inches blanketed the eastern Sawatch Range and Mosquito Range, while 3 to 4 inches of snow fell in the Upper Arkansas Valley, including Leadville.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A powerful, fast moving winter storm brought heavy snow to the central Colorado mountains , Teller county and the Rampart Range, and Monument Ridge. Accumulations in excess of 8 inches blanketed the eastern Sawatch Range and Mosquito Range, while 3 to 4 inches of snow fell in the Upper Arkansas Valley, including Leadville. Eight to 10 inches of snow fell in Teller county at Cripple Creek, Divide, and Woodland Park. In northern El Paso county 8 to 15 inches of snow occurred in the Monument, Eastonville, and Peyton areas from late evening of the 21st through midday on the 22nd.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5694724, 5694726, 5694727, 5694725.