Colorado, 2009

Winter Weather in Colorado, January 9, 2009

January 9, 2009 · NWS PUB · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A storm system generated isolated heavier snow amounts over sections of southern Colorado. 8 inches around Beulah (Pueblo County) and a foot 7 miles west of Westcliffe (Custer County).

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

A storm system generated isolated heavier snow amounts over sections of southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow totals are as follows...5 inches around Rye (Pueblo County)...7 inches around Cuchara (Huerfano County)...8 inches around Beulah (Pueblo County) and a foot 7 miles west of Westcliffe (Custer County).

The radar

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Event by event

6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft

When
January 9, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft

When
January 9, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft

When
January 9, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft

When
January 9, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft

When
January 9, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.989, -104.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft

When
January 9, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.867, -105.544 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 150656, 150658, 150659, 150660, 150661, 150662.