Colorado, 2013Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, February 13 to 15, 2013
February 13 to 15, 2013 · NWS GJT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A moist northwest flow aloft with embedded disturbances produced significant to heavy snowfall in the mountains of northwest Colorado.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 moist northwest flow aloft with embedded disturbances produced significant to heavy snowfall in the mountains of northwest Colorado.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- February 13, 3:00 AM MST to February 15, 5:00 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 amounts of 12 to 18 inches were measured across the area. Locally higher amounts included 28 inches at the Tower SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- February 14, 2:00 AM MST to February 15, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 inches were measured across the area. Locally higher amounts included 15 inches at the Ripple Creek SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- February 14, 2:00 AM MST to February 15, 5:00 PM 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 4 to 11 inches were measured across the area.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- 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.
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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: 518797, 518793, 518799.