Winter Weather, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- April 15, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Colorado, April 15, 2003
A strong Pacific storm system moved across the Four Corners area and produced widespread snowfall across the southern and central mountains of western Colorado. SNOTEL and ski resort observations indicated snowfall amounts of 5 to 12 inches mainly above the 8,000 foot level.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 strong Pacific storm system moved across the Four Corners area and produced widespread snowfall across the southern and central mountains of western Colorado. SNOTEL and ski resort observations indicated snowfall amounts of 5 to 12 inches mainly above the 8,000 foot level.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- April 15, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- April 15, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- April 15, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 15, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 15, 2003
- Strong Wind in Missouri, April 15, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 15, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in Texas, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in Texas, April 15, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 15 to 16, 2003
- High Wind in New York, April 15, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 15, 2003
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5354291, 5354292, 5354293, 5354294.