Heavy Snow, La Garita Mountains
- When
- March 7, 6:00 PM MST to March 8, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
A quick moving weather disturbance brought several hours of heavy snow to the southwest mountains of Colorado. Up to 5 inches of snow was recorded at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass and Creede, both in Mineral county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A quick moving weather disturbance brought several hours of heavy snow to the southwest mountains of Colorado. Up to 5 inches of snow was recorded at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass and Creede, both in Mineral county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 7, 6:00 PM MST to March 8, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 7, 1999
- Cold in Maine, March 7 to 9, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 7, 1999
- High Wind in Texas, March 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 7, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, March 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, March 7, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 7, 1999
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, March 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692130, 5692131.