Winter Weather, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- April 30, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Colorado, April 30, 2005
A spring storm produced 3 to 9 inches of snow across the northern and central mountains of western Colorado. Local amounts up to 15 inches fell in the Elkhead Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 spring storm produced 3 to 9 inches of snow across the northern and central mountains of western Colorado. Local amounts up to 15 inches fell in the Elkhead Mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- April 30, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 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)
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- April 30, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- April 30, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM 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, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- April 30, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (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
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- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, April 30, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 30, 2005
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 2005
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: 5448364, 5448440, 5448441, 5448442, 5448443.