Colorado, 2006

Winter Storm in Colorado, January 15 to 16, 2006

January 15 to 16, 2006 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Pacific storm system produced 1 to 3 feet of snow across Grand and Battlement Mesas, along with gusty winds of 25 to 35 mph that caused areas of blowing and drifting snow.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Pacific storm system produced 1 to 3 feet of snow across Grand and Battlement Mesas, along with gusty winds of 25 to 35 mph that caused areas of blowing and drifting snow.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Grand and Battlement Mesas

When
January 15, 10:00 AM MST to January 16, 8:00 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 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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Colorado in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2006

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5482209.