Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- January 9, 10:00 AM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2002
A weather system from the north produced 8 to 10 inches of new snow in some mountain ranges of western Colorado.
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
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 GJT wrote it up.
A weather system from the north produced 8 to 10 inches of new snow in some mountain ranges of western Colorado.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- January 9, 10:00 AM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- January 9, 10:00 AM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Sleet in Pennsylvania, January 9, 2002
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 9, 2002
- Sleet in New Jersey, January 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 9, 2002
- Dense Fog in Idaho, January 9, 2002
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 9 to 10, 2002
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 9, 2002
- High Wind in Alaska, January 9, 2002
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2002
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: 5278791, 5278792, 5278793.