Colorado, 2005Winter Storm in Colorado, January 12, 2005
January 12, 2005 · NWS PUB · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Areas of heavy snow were noted over portions of the higher terrain of southern Colorado. 14 inches in Walsenburg in Huerfano County and 5 miles north-northwest of Aguilar in Las Animas County.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Areas of heavy snow were noted over portions of the higher terrain of southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow totals follow: 6 inches 12 miles west-northwest of Trinidad in Las Animas County...7 inches 5 miles southeast of Fort Garland in Costilla County and around Colorado City in Pueblo County...8 inches at Beulah...La Veta...5 miles to the west of Trinidad and 18 miles to the west-southwest of Aguilar...10 inches in Rye in Pueblo County...locally 11 inches near Crestone in Saguache County...14 inches in Walsenburg in Huerfano County and 5 miles north-northwest of Aguilar in Las Animas County.
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 6:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 6:00 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)
Winter Storm, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 12, 6:00 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)
Winter Storm, Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 12, 6:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 6:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 12, 20052 deaths · 13 injured · $3.0 million · F3 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 12, 200512 injured · $4.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Avalanche in Washington, January 12, 20051 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, January 12 to 13, 20051 death · 2 events
- Dense Fog in Indiana, January 12, 2005$420,000 · 20 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, January 12 to 13, 2005$379,000 · 60 kt wind · 21 events
- Tornado in Missouri, January 12, 2005$300,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 12, 20051 injured · $250,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Dense Fog in Ohio, January 12, 2005$150,000 · 7 events
- Tornado in Missouri, January 12, 2005$100,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 12, 2005$50,000 · 10 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, January 12, 2005$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5432784, 5432785, 5432786, 5432787, 5432788.