Colorado, 2005

Heavy 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

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)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 5438090, 5438091, 5438092, 5438093.