Winter Weather in Colorado, September 4, 2004

Name: Winter Weather in Colorado, September 4, 2004
Start: 2004-09-04T17:00
End: 2004-09-04T17:00
Location: Colorado

September 4, 2004 · NWS BOU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter weather, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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Floods
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 1
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet

When: September 4, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A hiker froze to death on the summit of Longs Peak as an early season snowstorm, accompanied by strong winds and freezing temperatures, moved through the region. The hiker was found wearing only tennis shoes, jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Winter Weather, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet	2004-09-04	26	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct

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

Every storm in Colorado in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, September 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: 5415452.