Colorado, 2013Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, November 4 to 6, 2013
November 4 to 6, 2013 · NWS GJT · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
A somewhat moist Pacific trough moved across the area.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 somewhat moist Pacific trough moved across the area.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 3, 4:03 PM MST, 21 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 4:03 PM MST, 21 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- November 4, 2:00 PM MST to November 5, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 3 to 10 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- November 4, 3:00 PM MST to November 5, 6:00 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 totals of 3 to 7 inches were measured across the area. Locally higher amounts included 12 inches at the Burro Mountain SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather, Central Yampa River Basin
- When
- November 4, 3:00 PM MST to November 5, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, Lower Yampa River Basin
- When
- November 4, 3:00 PM MST to November 5, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.066, -108.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals around 3 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, Upper Yampa River Basin
- When
- November 4, 4:00 PM MST to November 5, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 4 to 6 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- November 4, 5:00 PM MST to November 5, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 2 to 6 inches were measured across the area. Locally higher amounts included 12 inches at the Beartown SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- November 4, 7:00 PM MST to November 5, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, Debeque to Silt Corridor
- When
- November 4, 9:00 PM MST to November 5, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Debeque to Silt Corridor forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 1 to 2 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- November 4, 10:00 PM MST to November 5, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were measured across at least half of the area.
Heavy Snow, Central Colorado River Basin
- When
- November 5, 12:00 AM MST to November 6, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Colorado River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Up to 4 inches of snow was measured across the area, which was very significant this early in the snowfall season for this lower elevation zone.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 499160, 499161, 499164, 499168, 499165, 499167, 499166, 499163, 499162, 499159.