Colorado, 2008

Winter Weather in Colorado, January 9, 2008

January 9, 2008 · NWS BOU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Moderate to heavy snow fell in portions of the Medicine Bow and Park Ranges. 5 inches at Tower, 7 inches at Joe Wright, and 6 inches at Never Summer.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

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 BOU wrote it up.

Moderate to heavy snow fell in portions of the Medicine Bow and Park Ranges. Storm totals included: 13.5 inches at Tower, 7 inches at Joe Wright, and 6 inches at Never Summer.

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, West Jackson & West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

When
January 9, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
West Jackson & West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
40.385, -106.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Moderate to heavy snow fell in portions of the Medicine Bow and Park Ranges. Storm totals included: 13.5 inches at Tower, 7 inches at Joe Wright, and 6 inches at Never Summer.

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 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2008

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: 75284.