Winter Weather, Central Yampa River Basin
- When
- January 30, 3:00 PM MST to January 31, 3:00 PM 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, January 30 to 31, 2004
A storm system and associated cold front moved from northwest to southeast across western Colorado and produced 3 to 6 inches of new snow across some northern and central valleys.
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 storm system and associated cold front moved from northwest to southeast across western Colorado and produced 3 to 6 inches of new snow across some northern and central valleys.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 30, 2:57 PM MST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 2:57 PM MST, 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 6:00 AM MST, 9 hours before
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
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, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin
- When
- January 30, 6:00 PM MST to January 31, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.737, -107.907 (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
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 2004
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 2004
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 30 to 31, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 30 to 31, 2004
- Cold in Iowa, January 30, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, January 30, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 30 to 31, 2004
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 30 to 31, 2004
- High Wind in Oregon, January 30, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Oregon, January 30, 2004
- High Wind in Montana, January 30, 2004
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2004
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: 5383362, 5383363.