Colorado, 2006Winter Weather in Colorado, February 19 to 20, 2006
February 19 to 20, 2006 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Widespread snow of 5 to 12 inches and wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph were measured across the northern and much of the central mountain areas of western Colorado. Locally higher snowfall amounts and wind gusts were reported.
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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 snow of 5 to 12 inches and wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph were measured across the northern and much of the central mountain areas of western Colorado. Locally higher snowfall amounts and wind gusts were reported. The Tower SNOTEL site in the Park Range indicated 22 inches of new snow, while a wind gust of 63 mph occurred at Salida Mountain near Monarch Pass.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- February 19, 12:00 AM MST to February 20, 1:00 PM 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, Flattop Mountains
- When
- February 19, 12:00 AM MST to February 20, 1:00 PM 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
- February 19, 12:00 AM MST to February 20, 1:00 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, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- February 19, 12:00 AM MST to February 20, 1:00 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.
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 19 to 21, 2006$60,000 · 3 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 19 to 20, 200621 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 19, 200617 events
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 19 to 20, 200617 events
- Winter Weather in Missouri, February 19, 200610 events
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 19 to 20, 20069 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 19, 20067 events
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 19 to 23, 20064 events
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19, 20062 events
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, February 19, 20062 events
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, February 19, 20061 event
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 19 to 20, 20061 event
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: 5487522, 5487523, 5487524, 5487525.