Colorado, 1999Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 24, 1999
April 22 to 24, 1999 · NWS GJT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A slow moving low pressure system from the Pacific produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in many mountain areas of western Colorado. The heaviest reported amounts include 16 inches on the Grand Mesa and 17 inches at Stoner in the southwest San Juan Mountains.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 slow moving low pressure system from the Pacific produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in many mountain areas of western Colorado. The heaviest reported amounts include 16 inches on the Grand Mesa and 17 inches at Stoner in the southwest San Juan Mountains.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs
- When
- April 22, 10:00 PM MST to April 24, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (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 22, 10:00 PM MST to April 24, 2:00 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 22, 10:00 PM MST to April 24, 2:00 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, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison
- When
- April 22, 10:00 PM MST to April 24, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel
- When
- April 22, 10:00 PM MST to April 24, 2:00 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, Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta
- When
- April 22, 10:00 PM MST to April 24, 2:00 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.
- High Wind in Utah, April 22 to 23, 1999$11 million · 2 events
- Flooding in Missouri, April 22 to 30, 1999$2.5 million · 12 events
- Flooding in Iowa, April 22 to 27, 1999$370,000 · 33 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, April 22, 1999$15,000 · F1 · 51 events
- Flooding in Kansas, April 22, 1999$50,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999$30,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Missouri, April 22, 1999$25,000 · 3 events
- High Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 1999$20,000 · 3 events
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 22, 1999$8,000 · 60 kt wind · 13 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, April 22 to 24, 19999 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 19996 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 22, 199952 kt wind · 6 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: 5697668, 5697669, 5697670, 5697671, 5697672, 5697673.