Colorado, 1999Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 19 to 21, 1999
December 19 to 21, 1999 · NWS GJT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A persistent moist northwest flow resulted in 8 to 16 inches of new snow over many mountain areas of northwest Colorado. Some lower elevation areas in northwest Colorado received 5 to 10 inches of new snow.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 persistent moist northwest flow resulted in 8 to 16 inches of new snow over many mountain areas of northwest Colorado. Some lower elevation areas in northwest Colorado received 5 to 10 inches of new snow. The heaviest reported amounts include 28 inches at Vail Ski Area, 26 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area, and 17 inches at Pine Springs Ranch.
Heavy Snow, Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM MST to December 21, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -108.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (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.
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 199922 events
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 19 to 20, 199913 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 199910 events
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, December 19, 19991 injured · $8,000 · 1 event
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 19 to 20, 19997 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 19996 events
- High Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 1999$12,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 19, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 19 to 24, 19993 events
- Blizzard in Wyoming, December 19, 19992 events
- Heat in California, December 19 to 22, 19992 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 19 to 20, 19992 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: 5720664, 5720665, 5720666, 5720667, 5720668.