Colorado, 2013Winter Weather in Colorado, April 19 to 21, 2013
April 19 to 21, 2013 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A shortwave trough and weak cold front brought significant snowfall to most northern and central mountain areas of western Colorado.
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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- 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.
A shortwave trough and weak cold front brought significant snowfall to most northern and central mountain areas of western Colorado.
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- April 19, 3:00 PM MST to April 21, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches were measured across the zone. Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph produced areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Weather, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- April 19, 5:00 PM MST to April 21, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches were measured across the zone.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- April 19, 6:00 PM MST to April 21, 7:00 AM 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 amounts of 5 to 12 inches were measured across the zone.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- April 20, 4:00 AM MST to April 21, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches were measured across the zone.
- 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.
- Flooding in Indiana, April 19 to 20, 20132 deaths · $33,000 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 19, 20131 injured · $565,000 · EF2 · 7 events
- Flooding in Michigan, April 19 to 25, 2013$2.7 million · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, April 19, 2013$2.0 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 19, 2013$95,000 · 1.75 in hail · 40 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 19, 2013$271,000 · 61 kt wind · 16 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 19, 2013$103,000 · EF1 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, April 19, 2013$196,000 · EF0 · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 19, 2013$126,000 · 74 kt wind · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 19, 2013$70,000 · 71 kt wind · 20 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in North Carolina, April 19, 2013$105,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 19, 2013$30,000 · EF1 · 7 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 507490, 507492, 507489, 507491.