Colorado, 2005Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 2005
February 23, 2005 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 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
- 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.
Heavy Snow, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- February 23, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Upslope flow brought snow to the eastern mountains and adjacent plains. Five inches of snow graced Walsenburg and Colorado City...while 7 inches of snow covered Rye. Nine inches of snow was measured at La Veta and 10 inches of snow was noted at Cuchara in Huefano county.
Heavy Snow, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- When
- February 23, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- February 23, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM 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, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft
- When
- February 23, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.173, -104.513 (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.
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Georgia, February 23, 20051 injured · $55,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, February 23, 2005$63,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 23, 2005$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood in California, February 23, 2005$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, February 23 to 24, 2005$4,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Texas, February 23, 20053 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, February 23, 20051 in hail · 3 events
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, February 23, 20053 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 23 to 24, 20053 events
- Hail in Mississippi, February 23, 2005$450 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Arizona, February 23, 20050.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in New Mexico, February 23, 2005$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5438090, 5438091, 5438092, 5438093.