Colorado, 2001

Winter Storm in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 2001

January 26 to 27, 2001 · NWS PUB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos

When
January 26, 11:00 PM MST to January 27, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another slow moving winter storm caused periods of heavy snow across portions of southern Colorado. The following is a summary of snowfall: across the southeast plains, southeast Baca county was hardest hit, with 9 to 12 inches of snow. The rest of the southeast plains had 4 to 8 inches of the white stuff. Along the I-25 corridor from Colorado Springs to Trinidad, a general 2 to 5 inches of snowfall occurred. Around Pueblo West, around 6 inches was logged, though. In the Wet mountains, Sangre de Cristo mountains, Upper Arkansas Valley and San Luis Valley, 2 to 6 inches of snow whitened the ground, but in the Westcliffe and Coaldale areas, and around Monte Vista, 8 to 9 inches of snow fell. In the eastern San Juan mountains, snowfall was remarkable. A general 6 to 12 inches snowfall occurred, but at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass, 42 inches of new snow was tallied.

Winter Storm, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties

When
January 27, 11:00 AM MST to 9:00 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)

Winter Storm, Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity

When
January 27, 11:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
Where
Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.729, -105.043 (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.

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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: 5228077, 5228078, 5228351.