Drought, Animas River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Animas River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.287, -107.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Colorado, June 1 to 30, 2004
There was little change in the drought situation across western Colorado during the month. Abnormally dry conditions persisted over southwest Colorado with moderate to severe drought across west-central and northwest Colorado.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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.
There was little change in the drought situation across western Colorado during the month. Abnormally dry conditions persisted over southwest Colorado with moderate to severe drought across west-central and northwest Colorado. See the July 2004 Storm Data publication for a continuation on this drought situation.
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 May 31, 1:10 PM MST, 10 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 1:10 PM MST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 210 PM MDT MON MAY 31 2004 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... FLAT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HEIGHTS RISING ON WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE NUDGES EAST. DRAMATIC SPRING WARM-UP IN STORE WITH H7 TEMPS CLIMBING FROM +1 C THIS MORNING TO NEAR +15 C BY 00Z/THURSDAY. CURRENT FCST ALREADY HAS TAKEN THIS INTO ACCOUNT WITH FIRST 90+ READINGS REACHING INTO THE GRAND VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COUPLE OF WEAK WAVES WL DRAG EAST THROUGH WYOMING...WITH JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO FIRE OFF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING. OTHERWISE...DRY AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH DEEP MIXING BRINGING DOWN AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL DOMINATE WEATHER WITH RELATIVELY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL BROADEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOWING WEAK WAVES BRUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA EACH DAY. LATEST GFS ALSO SHOWING A BIT MORE MOISTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONGER SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WITH COARSER TOPOGRAPHY IN THE GFS APPEARS THAT THIS FEATURE MAY BE OVERDONE. HAVE GONE WITH A BROADBRUSHED SOLUTION WITH LATE DAY 10% POPS ABOVE 9KFT...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO BE 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY. MONDAY...CLOSED LOW OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST SHIFTING RIDGE AXIS EAST OF THE CWA. INCREASED SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL DEVELOP WITH DRY WARM CONDITIONS CONTINUING. && .GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .CO...NONE. .UT...NONE. JDC/MPM
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:45 AM MST, 19 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 545 AM MDT MON MAY 31 2004 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-011145- ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- 545 AM MDT MON MAY 31 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. LINDQUIST
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Central Colorado River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Central Colorado River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.737, -107.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Central Yampa River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Debeque to Silt Corridor
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Debeque to Silt Corridor forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Flattop Mountains
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Four Corners / Upper Dolores River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Four Corners / Upper Dolores River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.698, -108.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Grand Valley
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Grand Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lower Yampa River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 40.066, -108.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Paradox Valley / Lower Dolores River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Paradox Valley / Lower Dolores River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.294, -108.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -108.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, San Juan River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- San Juan River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.194, -107.048 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.488, -108.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Upper Gunnison River Valley
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Gunnison River Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.535, -107.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Upper Yampa River Basin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1 to 30, 2004
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Kentucky, June 1 to 3, 2004
- Rip Current in Florida, June 1, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 1, 2004
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Kentucky, June 1 to 9, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 1 to 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 1, 2004
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5413275, 5413276, 5413277, 5413278, 5413279, 5413280, 5413281, 5413282, 5413283, 5413284, 5413285, 5413286, 5413287, 5413288, 5413289, 5413290, 5413291, 5413292, 5413293, 5413294, 5413295.