Colorado, 1999Winter Storm in Colorado, March 18 to 19, 1999
March 18 to 19, 1999 · NWS PUB · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
A very slow moving winter storm brought a prolonged period of snow to parts of southeast Colorado. The heaviest snow fell in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains and in far southeast Colorado.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 very slow moving winter storm brought a prolonged period of snow to parts of southeast Colorado. The heaviest snow fell in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains and in far southeast Colorado. Generally, 2 to 5 inches of snow fell in the area, but 6 to 8 inches were tallied from Kim in eastern Las Animas county to John Martin Dam in Bent county, and 12 to 15 inches in eastern Baca county in the Springfield and Walsh areas.
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 9:00 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, Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity / Sw Las Animas Except X Sw
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity / Sw Las Animas Except X Sw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 11:00 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, Eastern Las Animas County / E Las Animas / Ne Huerfano
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 11:00 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 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 11:00 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 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 11:00 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 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 12:00 PM 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, Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM MST to March 19, 12:00 PM 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
- 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 in Florida, March 18, 19993 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 18, 1999$80,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in New York, March 18, 19993 injured · 1 event
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 18, 199920 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, March 18, 1999$15,000 · 3 events
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 18, 199910 events
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 18, 19995 events
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 18, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in Texas, March 18, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 18 to 19, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in Texas, March 18 to 19, 19993 events
- Flooding in Arkansas, March 18 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692262, 5692263, 5692264, 5692265, 5692266, 5692267, 5692268, 5692269, 5692270.