Colorado, 1999

Winter Storm in Colorado, December 8, 1999

December 8, 1999 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

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.

The radar

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Event by event

4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak

When
December 8, 5:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm moved across northern New Mexico, generating areas of heavy snow across sections of southern Colorado. Some of the heavier snow totals in El Paso county included 8 inches at Green Mountain Falls...7 inches just west of downtown Colorado Springs...6 inches at both Manitou Springs and Palmer Lake and up to 5 inches in the vicinity of Monument. In Teller county, the Woodland Park area received up to 6 inches of snow while the Buena Vista area in eastern Chaffee county accumulated 4 inches of snow.

Winter Storm, Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida and Vicinity

When
December 8, 5:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity

When
December 8, 5:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge

When
December 8, 5:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5724082, 5724083, 5724084, 5724134.