Colorado, 1999Winter Storm in Colorado, March 11 to 13, 1999
March 11 to 13, 1999 · NWS PUB · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
The center of a major winter storm moved across northern New Mexico into the Texas panhandle from late evening of the 11th through the early morning of the 13th. Snow fell throughout all of southern Colorado, and heavy snow fell in the northern San Luis Valley, Sangre de Cristo mountains, and into the southeast plains.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 center of a major winter storm moved across northern New Mexico into the Texas panhandle from late evening of the 11th through the early morning of the 13th. Snow fell throughout all of southern Colorado, and heavy snow fell in the northern San Luis Valley, Sangre de Cristo mountains, and into the southeast plains. The northern San Luis Valley received 5 to 10 inches of snow, the Sangre de Cristo mountains 6 to 16 inches, and the southeast plains 6 to 12 inches of snow. Some higher amounts were the 10 inches at Saguache in Saguache county, 16 inches at Cuchara in Huerfano county, and 12 inches in the Springfield and Walsh areas of Baca county in far southeast Colorado.
Winter Storm, Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity / E Sanguache Except X E / N Rio Grande
- When
- March 11, 7:00 PM MST to March 12, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity / E Sanguache Except X E / N Rio Grande forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (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
- March 11, 9:00 PM MST to March 12, 12:00 PM 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
- March 11, 9:00 PM MST to March 12, 3:00 PM 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, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM MST to March 13, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Las Animas County / E Las Animas / Ne Huerfano
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM MST to March 13, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Las Animas County / E Las Animas / Ne Huerfano forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kiowa County
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM MST to March 13, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bent County/Las Animas and Vicinity
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM MST to March 13, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Bent County/Las Animas and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Prowers County/Lamar and Vicinity
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM MST to March 13, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Prowers County/Lamar and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.989, -104.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity
- When
- March 12, 3:00 PM MST to March 13, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity
- When
- March 12, 3:00 PM MST to March 13, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- March 12, 4:00 PM MST to March 13, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (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.
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- Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 11 to 12, 19996 injured · $35,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, March 11 to 12, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, March 11, 1999$25,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, March 11, 1999$25,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, March 11, 1999$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, March 11, 19991.5 in hail · 9 events
- Hail in Texas, March 11 to 17, 19991.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 11, 19990.75 in hail · 3 events
- Waterspouts in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 11, 19992 events
- Flood in Indiana, March 11 to 14, 19991 event
- Cold in Alaska, March 11 to 12, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692132, 5692252, 5692253, 5692255, 5692257, 5692258, 5692259, 5692260, 5692256, 5692261, 5692254.