Colorado, 2001Heavy 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.
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- 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.
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)
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, April 22 to 23, 2001$6.1 million · 9 events
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 22 to 23, 2001$4.2 million · 2 events
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 22, 20011 injured · $600,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, April 22, 2001$165,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22 to 23, 2001$55,000 · F0 · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 22, 2001$73,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 22, 2001$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 41 events
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, April 22, 2001$80,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 22, 2001$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 events
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, April 22 to 23, 200121 events
- High Wind in Texas, April 22, 200151 kt wind · 20 events
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, April 22 to 23, 200117 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5239368, 5239367.