Colorado, 2016Winter Weather in Colorado, January 14 to 16, 2016
January 14 to 16, 2016 · NWS GJT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A series of moist disturbances moved over western Colorado and produced significant snowfall in some mountain areas.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 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 series of moist disturbances moved over western Colorado and produced significant snowfall in some mountain areas.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- January 14, 7:00 PM MST to January 16, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches were measured across the area.
Winter Weather, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- January 15, 1:00 PM MST to January 16, 12:00 PM 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 amounts of 3 to 8 inches were measured across the area. Locally higher amounts included 14 inches at Telluride Ski Area.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- January 15, 2:00 PM MST to January 16, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Measured snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 8 inches across the zone.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 659974, 659976, 659975.