Colorado, 2005Winter Weather in Colorado, February 15 to 16, 2005
February 15 to 16, 2005 · NWS GJT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A persistent flow of moist Pacific air with embedded disturbances resulted in snowfall amounts of up 2 feet across the central mountains of western Colorado. However, the majority of the area received 6 to 11 inches.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 persistent flow of moist Pacific air with embedded disturbances resulted in snowfall amounts of up 2 feet across the central mountains of western Colorado. However, the majority of the area received 6 to 11 inches. Strong gusty winds buffeted the area, causing blowing and drifting snow. Winds as high as 60 mph were recorded on Aspen Mountain.
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- February 15, 4:00 PM MST to February 16, 9:00 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, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- February 15, 4:00 PM MST to February 16, 9:00 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, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- February 15, 4:00 PM MST to February 16, 9:00 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)
- 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 Rain in California, February 15 to 18, 2005$2.0 million · 4 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 15 to 17, 200512 events
- Flooding in Illinois, February 15 to 26, 20054 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 15, 20053 events
- Flooding in Indiana, February 15 to 26, 20052 events
- High Wind in Alaska, February 15 to 16, 200587 kt wind · 2 events
- Flooding in Wisconsin, February 15 to 19, 2005$10,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 15, 20051 event
- Flood in New Jersey, February 15 to 16, 20051 event
- Flood in Michigan, February 15 to 16, 20051 event
- Flood in Missouri, February 15 to 16, 20051 event
- Heavy Snow in California, February 15 to 16, 20051 event
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: 5441183, 5441184, 5441185.