Winter Weather, Animas River Basin
- When
- December 13, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Animas River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.287, -107.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Colorado, December 13, 2005
Widespread snowfall of 3 inches was measured across the high valleys of southwest Colorado, which was the first significant snowfall of the season for this area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Widespread snowfall of 3 inches was measured across the high valleys of southwest Colorado, which was the first significant snowfall of the season for this area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, San Juan River Basin
- When
- December 13, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- San Juan River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.194, -107.048 (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
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 13 to 15, 2005
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 13 to 15, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 13 to 14, 2005
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 13 to 15, 2005
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, December 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5480068, 5480069.