Colorado, 2001

Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 10 to 11, 2001

April 10 to 11, 2001 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A potent spring storm produced over a foot of new snow in the central mountains of western Colorado.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 potent spring storm produced over a foot of new snow in the central mountains of western Colorado.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys

When
April 10, 6:00 PM MST to April 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.481, -107.172 (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

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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: 5242465.