Colorado, 2008Winter Weather in Colorado, February 11 to 12, 2008
February 11 to 12, 2008 · NWS GJT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A strong Pacific cold front moved through the area and produced significant snowfall across the northern mountains of western Colorado.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Pacific cold front moved through the area and produced significant snowfall across the northern mountains of western Colorado.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM MST to February 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 5 to 12 inches occurred over most of the area with wind gusts of 20 to 40 mph that produced blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM MST to February 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 4 to 9 inches occurred with wind gusts of 20 to 40 mph that produced blowing and drifting snow.
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 11 to 12, 20081 death · 4 injured · $10 million · 17 events
- Winter Weather and Cold in Arkansas, February 11 to 12, 20082 deaths · 8 events
- Winter Weather in Missouri, February 11, 200839 injured · 11 events
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 11 to 12, 2008$9.0 million · 14 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, February 11 to 12, 2008$9.0 million · 9 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, February 11 to 12, 2008$830,000 · 11 events
- Winter Storm in Indiana, February 11 to 12, 2008$100,000 · 6 events
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 11 to 12, 2008$35,000 · 20 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 11, 20083 injured · 11 events
- Ice Storm in Missouri, February 11 to 12, 200828 events
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 11 to 12, 200816 events
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 11 to 12, 200816 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 78662, 78663.