Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- June 3, 12:00 AM MST to June 5, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Colorado, June 3 to 5, 2005
A low pressure system and associated cold front produced around a half foot of snow across the northern and much of the central mountains of western Colorado above 9000 feet. SNOTEL data indicated local amounts of 12 to 19 inches from around Vail across the Flat Top and Park Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A low pressure system and associated cold front produced around a half foot of snow across the northern and much of the central mountains of western Colorado above 9000 feet. SNOTEL data indicated local amounts of 12 to 19 inches from around Vail across the Flat Top and Park Mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- June 3, 12:00 AM MST to June 5, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- June 3, 12:00 AM MST to June 5, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- June 3, 12:00 AM MST to June 5, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 3, 2005
- Flooding in Kansas, June 3 to 4, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 3, 2005
- High Wind in Texas, June 3, 2005
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 3 to 4, 2005
- Flooding in Montana, June 3 to 5, 2005
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 3, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 3, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 3, 2005
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Texas, June 3, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 3, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, June 3, 2005
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, June 2005
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: 5458772, 5458773, 5458774, 5458775.