Colorado, 2001

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 13 to 14, 2001

February 13 to 14, 2001 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Heavy snow was reported in Metropolitan Denver and its adjacent foothills. Snowfall totals included: 8 inches at Evergreen, 7 inches at Crow Hill and Lakewood, with 6 inches at Denver, Doubleheader, Eldorado Springs, Morrison and Pine Junction.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 BOU wrote it up.

Heavy snow was reported in Metropolitan Denver and its adjacent foothills. Snowfall totals included: 8 inches at Evergreen, 7 inches at Crow Hill and Lakewood, with 6 inches at Denver, Doubleheader, Eldorado Springs, Morrison and Pine Junction.

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas

When
February 13, 6:00 PM MST to February 14, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld

When
February 13, 6:00 PM MST to February 14, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas

When
February 13, 6:00 PM MST to February 14, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.714, -104.707 (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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5230724, 5230725, 5230726.