Colorado, 1999Winter Storm in Colorado, December 21, 1999
December 21, 1999 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Winter Storm, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- December 21, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An upper level disturbance moving south through eastern Utah in combination with a cold front pushing south through southern Colorado caused periods of heavy snow and gusty winds. The heaviest snow was noted at Cuchara with 10 inches. Other locations receiving heavy snow were San Isabel in Pueblo county, which received 6 inches...La Veta Pass with 3 to 6 inches of snow...Westcliffe in Custer county with 4 inches...Beulah in Pueblo County with 3 inches, and 5 miles north of Canon City in Fremont county...also with 3 inches of snow.
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- December 21, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties
- When
- December 21, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 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, Wet Mountains
- When
- December 21, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (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.
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, December 21 to 22, 19992 injured · $227,000 · 86 kt wind · 9 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 22, 1999$275,000 · 130 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in California, December 21 to 22, 1999$125,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Ice Storm in Alabama, December 21, 199916 events
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 21 to 24, 19994 events
- Wildfire in California, December 21 to 27, 19991 event
- Wildfire in California, December 21 to 23, 19991 event
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: 5724137, 5724138, 5724139, 5724140.