Colorado, 2006Winter Weather in Colorado, February 1 to 3, 2006
February 1 to 3, 2006 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Widespread snowfall amounts of 5 to 12 inches accumulated across the central mountains and the southwestern San Juan Mountains of western Colorado. Locally higher amounts included 29 inches at Vail Ski Area, 21 inches at Gladstone, and 17 inches at Red Mountain Pass and also at Beaver Creek Ski Area.
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- 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.
Widespread snowfall amounts of 5 to 12 inches accumulated across the central mountains and the southwestern San Juan Mountains of western Colorado. Locally higher amounts included 29 inches at Vail Ski Area, 21 inches at Gladstone, and 17 inches at Red Mountain Pass and also at Beaver Creek Ski Area. Frequent wind gusts of 25 to 40 mph buffeted the area with a few gusts around 55 mph.
Winter Weather, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 PM 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)
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 PM 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, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2006$300 million · 46 events
- Avalanche in California, February 1, 20061 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Drought in Oklahoma, February 1 to 28, 2006$525,000 · 48 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, February 1, 2006$65,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 1, 2006$60,000 · 1 event
- Storm Surge in Maine, February 1, 2006$51,000 · 2 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, February 1 to 28, 200625 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, February 1, 20063 injured · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 200624 events
- Drought in Colorado, February 1 to 28, 200621 events
- High Wind in American Samoa, February 1 to 3, 2006$25,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event
- Drought in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 200619 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: 5487378, 5487379, 5487380, 5487381.