Colorado, 2005Winter Weather in Colorado, December 13 to 14, 2005
December 13 to 14, 2005 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A cold Canadian trough brought widespread snowfall of 5 to 12 inches and wind gusts from 20 to 40 mph to the central and northern mountains of western Colorado.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 cold Canadian trough brought widespread snowfall of 5 to 12 inches and wind gusts from 20 to 40 mph to the central and northern mountains of western Colorado.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- December 13, 12:00 AM MST to December 14, 4:00 AM 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
- December 13, 12:00 AM MST to December 14, 4:00 AM 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
- December 13, 12:00 AM MST to December 14, 4:00 AM 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
- December 13, 12:00 AM MST to December 14, 4:00 AM 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)
- 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.
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 13 to 14, 200517 events
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 13 to 14, 20057 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 13 to 14, 20057 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 13 to 14, 20056 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 13 to 14, 20055 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 13 to 15, 20055 events
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 13 to 15, 20055 events
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 13 to 14, 20054 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 13 to 15, 20053 events
- Winter Weather in Colorado, December 13, 20052 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5480064, 5480065, 5480066, 5480067.