Colorado, 2002Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2002
January 9 to 10, 2002 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
An upper level jet stream over Colorado produced localized bands of heavy snow across portions of north-central and northeast Colorado. 5 inches, 9 miles south of Simla with 6 inches at Greeley.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
An upper level jet stream over Colorado produced localized bands of heavy snow across portions of north-central and northeast Colorado. Snowfall totals included: 10 inches at Berthoud Pass, 9 inches, 4 miles southwest of Jamestown, 8.5 inches near Estes Park, 8 inches at Winter Park, 6.5 inches, 9 miles south of Simla with 6 inches at Greeley.
Heavy Snow, S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- January 9, 10:00 PM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.726, -105.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- January 9, 10:00 PM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet
- When
- January 9, 10:00 PM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, C & S Weld County
- When
- January 9, 10:00 PM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- C & S Weld County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
- When
- January 9, 10:00 PM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.422, -104.468 (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.
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- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 9, 20026 events
- Sleet in New Jersey, January 9, 20025 events
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 9, 20024 events
- Dense Fog in Idaho, January 9, 20024 events
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 9 to 10, 20024 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 20023 events
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 9, 20022 events
- High Wind in Alaska, January 9, 200251 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5279390, 5279391, 5279392, 5279393, 5279394.