Colorado, 2006Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 20 to 21, 2006
September 20 to 21, 2006 · NWS PUB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A strong weather system brought snow to Lake County. Amounts ranged from around 5 inches in the Leadville area to around 10 inches in the higher elevations of the Mosquito Range and Eastern Sawatch Range.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A strong weather system brought snow to Lake County. Amounts ranged from around 5 inches in the Leadville area to around 10 inches in the higher elevations of the Mosquito Range and Eastern Sawatch Range.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Lake County / Western Mosquito Range Above 11000 Ft
- When
- September 20, 5:00 PM MST to September 21, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lake County / Western Mosquito Range Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft
- When
- September 20, 5:00 PM MST to September 21, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- September 20, 5:00 PM MST to September 21, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Winter Weather in Colorado, September 20 to 21, 20066 events
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, September 20, 20063 events
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 20, 20062 events
- Waterspout in Lake Ontario, September 20, 20061 event
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 20, 200652 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, September 20, 20060.88 in hail · 1 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: 5530475, 5530476, 5530477.