Colorado, 2001

Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains

When
April 22, 12:10 AM MST to 11:00 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)

An upper level storm system moving from the four corners region into east central and northeast Colorado...produced a strong surface low pressure system over east-central Colorado. Areas of heavy snow and strong winds were the result. Some of the heavier snow amounts follow: In Custer county...7 inches of snow west of Westcliffe. In Fremont county up to 8 inches of snow fell in the north central part of the county. In Mineral county...12 inches of snow was noted at Wolf Creek Pass. Snow amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred in Teller county and in parts of Pueblo county and Fremont county.

Heavy Snow, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties

When
April 22, 1:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where
Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.484, -106.500 (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.

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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: 5239368, 5239367.