Winter Weather, Central Yampa River Basin
- When
- November 3, 3:00 PM MST to November 4, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Colorado, November 3 to 4, 2003
A series of disturbances moved across western Colorado resulting in significant snowfall across the high valleys of northwest Colorado. Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 12 inches across much of the Yampa River Basin with the highest snowfall amounts occurring in the vicinity of Steamboat Springs where a local accumulation of 21 inches was measured.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 series of disturbances moved across western Colorado resulting in significant snowfall across the high valleys of northwest Colorado. Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 12 inches across much of the Yampa River Basin with the highest snowfall amounts occurring in the vicinity of Steamboat Springs where a local accumulation of 21 inches was measured.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Upper Yampa River Basin
- When
- November 3, 3:00 PM MST to November 4, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (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
- Flash Flood in Iowa, November 3, 2003
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 3 to 5, 2003
- Winter Weather in Iowa, November 3, 2003
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 3 to 4, 2003
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, November 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: 5331291, 5331292.