Colorado, 2003Winter Weather in Colorado, November 17, 2003
November 17, 2003 · NWS GJT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Consecutive weather systems moved across western Colorado and produced significant snowfall across the central and southern mountains. Spotter and SNOTEL data indicated snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 16 inches with local amounts up to 20 inches.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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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.
Consecutive weather systems moved across western Colorado and produced significant snowfall across the central and southern mountains. Spotter and SNOTEL data indicated snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 16 inches with local amounts up to 20 inches.
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- November 17, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM 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)
Winter Weather, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- November 17, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- November 17, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- November 17, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM 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)
Winter Weather, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- November 17, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornado in Texas, November 17, 2003$1.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, November 17, 2003$1.0 million · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, November 17, 2003$21,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 17, 2003$20,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Rain in Missouri, November 17 to 18, 200315 events
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, November 17 to 18, 200311 events
- Winter Storm in Oregon, November 17 to 20, 200311 events
- Hail in Kansas, November 17, 20031 in hail · 8 events
- Winter Storm in Washington, November 17 to 20, 20037 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 17, 20034 events
- Hail in Minnesota, November 17, 20030.88 in hail · 3 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, November 17 to 18, 20033 events
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: 5336043, 5336044, 5336045, 5336046, 5336047.