Colorado, 2003

Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 21 to 22, 2003

December 21 to 22, 2003 · NWS PUB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

with some scattered reports of heavy snow. both in Huerfano county.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 PUB wrote it up.

A weather disturbance brought light snow accumulations...of 2 to 4 inches...to the southeast mountains and adjacent plains...with some scattered reports of heavy snow. The heaviest snow amounts were 6 inches at Walsenburg and 9 inches at La Veta...both in Huerfano county.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

When
December 21, 10:00 PM MST to December 22, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.685, -104.961 (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

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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: 5332098.