Colorado, 2004Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 21 to 22, 2004
December 21 to 22, 2004 · NWS PUB · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
heavy at times across sections of southern Colorado. and 12 inches at La Veta in Huerfano County and 10 miles southwest of Colorado Springs in El Paso County.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
A storm system deposited areas of snow...heavy at times across sections of southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow reports are as follows: 7 inches 8 miles west of Westcliffe in Custer County...9 inches at Trinidad...Black Forest and 3 miles west-southwest of downtown Colorado Springs...11 inches at Walsenburg in Huerfano County...and 12 inches at La Veta in Huerfano County and 10 miles southwest of Colorado Springs in El Paso County.
Heavy Snow, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM MST to December 22, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM MST to December 22, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM MST to December 22, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM MST to December 22, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM MST to December 22, 11:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow, Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM MST to December 22, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.316, -104.039 (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.
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, December 21 to 23, 200455 kt wind · 12 events
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 21 to 23, 20049 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 21 to 22, 20045 events
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 21 to 23, 200489 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 21, 20041 event
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, December 21, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 21 to 22, 20041 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5430750, 5430751, 5430752, 5430753, 5430754, 5430755.