Colorado, 2007

Winter Weather in Colorado, April 6 to 7, 2007

April 6 to 7, 2007 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

and Trinidad areas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.

Moist upslope flow caused hazardous widespread freezing drizzle in the I-25 corridor in the Colorado Springs...Walsenburg...and Trinidad areas.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
April 6, 4:00 PM MST to April 7, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

When
April 6, 4:00 PM MST to April 7, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft

When
April 6, 4:00 PM MST to April 7, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
April 6, 5:00 PM MST to April 7, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Colorado in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 2007

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 26349, 26351, 26352, 26350.