Colorado, 2014Winter Weather in Colorado, January 12, 2014
January 12, 2014 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A fast-moving upper disturbance produced locally heavy snow over portions of the Continental Divide. Six inches of snow was measured around Independence Pass (Lake County) and 18 miles south of North Pass (Saguache County).
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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 fast-moving upper disturbance produced locally heavy snow over portions of the Continental Divide. Six inches of snow was measured around Independence Pass (Lake County) and 18 miles south of North Pass (Saguache County). Nine inches of snow was recorded 8 miles north of Platoro (Rio Grande County).
Winter Weather, Eastern Lake County / Western Mosquito Range Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lake County / Western Mosquito Range Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Wildfire in Kansas, January 12, 2014$100,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Ohio, January 12 to 14, 2014$27,000 · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 12 to 13, 201410 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, January 12 to 14, 201410 events
- High Wind in Texas, January 12, 201456 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, January 12, 201450 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, January 12, 201450 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Nebraska, January 12, 20141 event
- Wildfire in Hawaii, January 12 to 15, 20141 event
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: 494966, 494967, 494968, 494969.