Colorado, 1999

Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 28 to 29, 1999

April 28 to 29, 1999 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy snow develop in portions of the mountains and higher foothills. Snowfall totals included: 8 inches at the Eisenhower Tunnel, 7 inches, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, with 6 inches reported 2 miles north of Alma and at Loveland Ski Area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.

Heavy snow develop in portions of the mountains and higher foothills. Snowfall totals included: 8 inches at the Eisenhower Tunnel, 7 inches, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, with 6 inches reported 2 miles north of Alma and at Loveland Ski Area.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks

When
April 28, 5:00 PM MST to April 29, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.726, -105.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins

When
April 28, 5:00 PM MST to April 29, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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Sources

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: 5690660, 5690661.