Colorado, 2005Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 1 to 3, 2005
December 1 to 3, 2005 · NWS PUB · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
A strong weather disturbance produced some heavy snow amounts over portions of southern Colorado. and Rye in Pueblo County.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
A strong weather disturbance produced some heavy snow amounts over portions of southern Colorado. Isolated heavy amounts of 6 to 9 inches occurred around Cripple Creek and Woodland Park in Teller County...the Colorado Springs area in El Paso County...and Rye in Pueblo County. An isolated amount of 13 inches occurred at Monument in northern El Paso County. Widespread heavy snow amounts occurred in the La Garita and eastern San Juan Mountains...and Sawatch Range in central Colorado. Fourteen inches of snow covered Leadville in Lake County and at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral County. Climax...in northeast Lake County...logged 17 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 8:00 PM MST to December 3, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 8:00 PM MST to December 3, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Lake County / Western Mosquito Range Above 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 11:00 PM MST to December 3, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lake County / Western Mosquito Range Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 11:00 PM MST to December 3, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 11:00 PM MST to December 3, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft
- When
- December 1, 11:00 PM MST to December 3, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- December 3, 1:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- December 3, 1:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 3, 1:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 3, 1:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
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- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 200510 events
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: 5483337, 5483344, 5483335, 5483336, 5483342, 5483343, 5483338, 5483339, 5483340, 5483341.