Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- November 25, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 25, 2004
A series of upper level disturbances produced 1 to 2 feet of snow across the Elkhead and Park Mountains of northwest Colorado. SNOTEL data indicated locally higher amounts up to 28 inches.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 upper level disturbances produced 1 to 2 feet of snow across the Elkhead and Park Mountains of northwest Colorado. SNOTEL data indicated locally higher amounts up to 28 inches. The Colorado State Patrol reported several vehicle accidents, the most severe occurring when a driver slid about 250 feet down an embankment near the base of Rabbit Ears Pass.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 25, 2004
- Flooding in Oklahoma, November 25 to 27, 2004
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, November 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: 5427920.