Colorado, 2005Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 18 to 20, 2005
February 18 to 20, 2005 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM MST to February 20, 2:00 AM 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)
Upslope flow brought heavy snow to the eastern San Juan Mountains and the La Garita Mountains. Snow totaled 17 inches at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass.
Heavy Snow, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM MST to February 20, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (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.
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18 to 23, 2005$100 million · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 18, 2005$20,000 · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 18 to 21, 20056 events
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18 to 19, 20054 events
- Winter Weather in Colorado, February 18 to 21, 20053 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 18 to 20, 20052 events
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18, 20052 events
- Winter Weather in Utah, February 18 to 20, 20052 events
- Flooding in Illinois, February 18 to 25, 20052 events
- Heavy Snow in California, February 18, 20051 event
- Heavy Rain in Arizona, February 18, 20051 event
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 18 to 19, 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: 5438088, 5438089.