Colorado, 2003Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 10 to 12, 2003
January 10 to 12, 2003 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
An upper level trough moved over the area and produced heavy snow across many central and northern mountain areas of western Colorado. Widespread accumulations around one foot were reported, especially on the Grand and Battlement Mesas where up to 15 inches was measured.
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- 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.
An upper level trough moved over the area and produced heavy snow across many central and northern mountain areas of western Colorado. Widespread accumulations around one foot were reported, especially on the Grand and Battlement Mesas where up to 15 inches was measured. The heaviest amounts were 20 inches at the Tower SNOTEL site in the Park Mountains and 18 inches at the Butte SNOTEL site in the West Elk Mountains.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- January 10, 9:00 PM MST to January 12, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- January 10, 9:00 PM MST to January 12, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- January 10, 9:00 PM MST to January 12, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Flattop Mountains
- When
- January 10, 9:00 PM MST to January 12, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (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.
- Dense Fog in Utah, January 10 to 11, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $200,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 11, 2003$60,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 10 to 11, 2003$25,000 · 1 event
- Cold in Michigan, January 10 to 30, 200317 events
- Dense Fog in Kansas, January 10, 200315 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 13, 20035 events
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 10 to 12, 20034 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 20033 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 10 to 11, 20033 events
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 10 to 11, 20031 event
- Dense Fog in Nevada, January 10, 20031 event
- Strong Wind in Maryland, January 10 to 11, 2003$100 · 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339981, 5339982, 5339983, 5339984.