Colorado, 1999Winter Storm in Colorado, January 20 to 22, 1999
January 20 to 22, 1999 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A storm system moved across northern New Mexico, bringing some areas of heavy snow to the southern Colorado mountains. The summit of Wolf Creek Pass picked up 15 inches of new snow, with other higher peaks in Mineral and Saguache counties likely seeing similar amounts.
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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 storm system moved across northern New Mexico, bringing some areas of heavy snow to the southern Colorado mountains. The summit of Wolf Creek Pass picked up 15 inches of new snow, with other higher peaks in Mineral and Saguache counties likely seeing similar amounts. As the storm moved east, 4 to 8 inches of snow fell on the west slopes of the northern Sangre de Cristo mountains. Two to 3 inches of snow occurred on Monument Ridge in El Paso county, 4 inches occurred at Aguilar in Las Animas county and Coaldale in Fremont county, and 5 inches fell at Woodland Park. Six to 8 inches of snow fell from Walsenburg through Rye and Beulah. Heavy accumulations occurred in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains, with 11 inches 18 miles west of Aguilar and 20 inches in Cuchara.
Winter Storm, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos
- When
- January 20, 5:00 PM MST to January 21, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache
- When
- January 20, 6:00 PM MST to January 21, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains / W Sanguache forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / X Sw Fremont / X E Sanguache / W Custer / W Huerfano / X N Costilla
- When
- January 21, 3:00 PM MST to January 22, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / X Sw Fremont / X E Sanguache / W Custer / W Huerfano / X N Costilla forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas
- When
- January 21, 3:00 PM MST to January 22, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (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.
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 20 to 22, 1999$10,000 · 17 events
- Dense Fog in Michigan, January 20, 199912 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 20 to 22, 199912 events
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 20 to 24, 199954 kt wind · 11 events
- Dense Fog in Florida, January 20, 199910 events
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 20, 19998 events
- Cold in Alaska, January 20 to 21, 19992 events
- High Wind in Alaska, January 20 to 21, 19992 events
- Heavy Snow in California, January 20 to 21, 19992 events
- High Wind in Oregon, January 20, 199960 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 20 to 21, 19992 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 20 to 21, 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: 5681215, 5681216, 5681217, 5681218.