Colorado, 2004Winter Weather in Colorado, December 28 to 30, 2004
December 28 to 30, 2004 · NWS GJT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A Pacific storm system produced 5 to 15 inches of snow across the central plateaus of western Colorado and some of the west-central mountains. Local amounts up to 19 inches fell in the Snowmass area.
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- 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.
A Pacific storm system produced 5 to 15 inches of snow across the central plateaus of western Colorado and some of the west-central mountains. Local amounts up to 19 inches fell in the Snowmass area.
Winter Weather, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus
- When
- December 28, 11:00 PM MST to December 30, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -108.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- December 28, 11:00 PM MST to December 30, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (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.
- Flooding in Arizona, December 28 to 30, 2004$200,000 · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in California, December 28, 2004$30,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in California, December 28, 2004$15,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in California, December 28, 2004$15,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 28 to 31, 20046 events
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 29, 20044 events
- Heavy Rain in California, December 28 to 31, 20043 events
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 28 to 29, 20042 events
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 28 to 30, 20042 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 28 to 30, 20042 events
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 28 to 30, 20041 event
- Heavy Rain in California, December 28 to 29, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5431248, 5431249.