Colorado, 2005Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 23 to 24, 2005
March 23 to 24, 2005 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 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
- 2
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, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- March 23, 6:00 AM MST to March 24, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 6:00 AM 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)
Isolated heavy snow occurred in Pueblo County with 6 inches at Beulah and 7 inches at Rye. Strong upslope flow yielded 11 inches at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass.
- 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.
- Hail in California, March 23, 2005$50,000 · 0.01 in hail · 1 event
- High Wind in Florida, March 23, 2005$40,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 23 to 24, 200517 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 23 to 24, 2005$15,000 · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Montana, March 23, 200511 events
- Rip Current in Florida, March 23, 20051 injured · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 23 to 24, 20056 events
- Hail in West Virginia, March 23, 20050.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in North Carolina, March 23, 20051 in hail · 6 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 23 to 24, 20055 events
- Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in California, March 23, 20055 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 23 to 24, 20054 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: 5439817, 5439818.