Colorado, 2007Winter Weather in Colorado, January 20 to 22, 2007
January 20 to 22, 2007 · NWS GJT · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
An upper level low pressure system moved south across the area. The system produced significant snowfall across most mountains and some of the lower valleys of western Colorado.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
An upper level low pressure system moved south across the area. The system produced significant snowfall across most mountains and some of the lower valleys of western Colorado.
Winter Weather, Animas River Basin
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Animas River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.287, -107.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred, with local amounts around 5 inches a few miles south of Red Mesa.
Winter Weather, San Juan River Basin
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM MST to January 21, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- San Juan River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.194, -107.048 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 5 to 7 inches blanketed the area.
Winter Weather, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 7 to 12 inches occurred, with local amounts up to 14 inches.
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM MST to January 21, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 4 to 8 inches blanketed the area.
Winter Weather, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- January 20, 12:00 PM MST to January 21, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 3 to 6 inches blanketed the area, with 5 to 6 inches over 50 percent of the area.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- January 20, 1:00 PM MST to January 22, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 5 to 10 inches blanketed the area.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- January 20, 1:00 PM MST to January 22, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall of 3 to 7 inches occurred.
Winter Weather, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin
- When
- January 20, 11:00 PM MST to January 21, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.737, -107.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred across the majority of the area. The heaviest snowfall was measured in the Montrose area and around Colona.
- 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 and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 20075 deaths · 12 injured · $32,000 · 26 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 20071 death · 23 events
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, January 20 to 21, 2007$100,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 200739 events
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, January 20, 2007$21,000 · 21 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 200736 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 20, 200733 events
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 20 to 21, 200724 events
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 20 to 21, 200724 events
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 200721 events
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 20 to 21, 200718 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 200713 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: 10614, 10615, 10628, 10629, 10631, 10626, 10630, 10617.