Colorado, 2005Winter Storm in Colorado, January 28 to 31, 2005
January 28 to 31, 2005 · NWS PUB · 18 events in 18 counties and zones
A slow moving winter storm deposited substantial amounts of heavy wet snow (in the range of a 10 to 1 ratio) over portions of southern Colorado. Rye with 38 inches...
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 slow moving winter storm deposited substantial amounts of heavy wet snow (in the range of a 10 to 1 ratio) over portions of southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow amounts follow: 9 inches at Maysville in Chaffee County and Canon City in Fremont County...10 inches in Black Forest in El Paso County...11 inches west of downtown Colorado Springs in El Paso County...12 inches 8 miles southwest of Fort Carson in El Paso County...14 inches near Woodland Park...15 to 18 inches in parts of the Wet Mountain Valley around Westcliffe...16 inches around Monument in El Paso County...20 inches 12 miles west-northwest of Trinidad in Las Animas County...24 inches in La Veta in Huerfano County...25 inches around Colorado City in Pueblo County and Walsenburg in Huerfano County...Rye with 38 inches... and Cuchara with 49 inches.
Winter Storm, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 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)
Winter Storm, Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 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, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Canon City Vicinity / Eastern Fremont County
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Canon City Vicinity / Eastern Fremont County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.488, -105.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 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)
Winter Storm, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 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 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 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, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 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, West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 37.989, -104.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pikes Peak Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 28, 11:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pikes Peak Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 38.857, -104.844 (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.
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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: 5432791, 5432792, 5432793, 5432794, 5432795, 5432796, 5432797, 5432798, 5432799, 5432800, 5435023, 5435024, 5435025, 5435026, 5435027, 5435028, 5435029, 5435030.