Colorado, 1999Winter Storm in Colorado, January 18 to 19, 1999
January 18 to 19, 1999 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A moist west to northwest flow produced 6 to 12 inches of snow in most mountain areas of northwest and west-central Colorado. Some heavier amounts included 18 inches at Crested Butte Ski Area, 15 inches at Monarch Ski Area, and 14 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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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.
A moist west to northwest flow produced 6 to 12 inches of snow in most mountain areas of northwest and west-central Colorado. Some heavier amounts included 18 inches at Crested Butte Ski Area, 15 inches at Monarch Ski Area, and 14 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area. Windy conditions caused areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Storm, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau
- When
- January 18, 12:00 AM MST to January 19, 2:00 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)
Winter Storm, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity
- When
- January 18, 12:00 AM MST to January 19, 2:00 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)
Winter Storm, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park
- When
- January 18, 12:00 AM MST to January 19, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Leadville and Vicinity
- When
- January 18, 12:00 AM MST to January 19, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Leadville and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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.
- Avalanche in Washington, January 18, 19991 death · 1 event
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 18, 199918 injured · F0 · 1 event
- High Wind in New Jersey, January 18 to 19, 1999$750,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Waterspout in Maryland, January 18, 1999$120,000 · 63 kt wind · 12 events
- High Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 19991 injured · $100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999$85,000 · 62 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Massachusetts, January 18, 199954 kt wind · 33 events
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 18, 1999$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 18 to 19, 199922 events
- Hail in Alabama, January 18, 1999$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685372, 5685444, 5685445, 5685446.