Winter Storm, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- March 7, 4:00 PM MST to March 8, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
A Pacific trough deposited 6 to 8 inches of snow and brought strong winds to many mountain areas of west-central and southwest Colorado. The highest peak wind observed was 82 MPH at the top of Telluride Ski Area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 GJT wrote it up.
A Pacific trough deposited 6 to 8 inches of snow and brought strong winds to many mountain areas of west-central and southwest Colorado. The highest peak wind observed was 82 MPH at the top of Telluride Ski Area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity
- When
- March 7, 4:00 PM MST to March 8, 10:00 AM 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
- March 7, 4:00 PM MST to March 8, 10:00 AM 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, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 7, 4:00 PM MST to March 8, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 7, 4:00 PM MST to March 8, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
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
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692026, 5692133, 5692134, 5692135, 5692136.