Colorado, 2016Winter Weather in Colorado, November 17 to 18, 2016
November 17 to 18, 2016 · NWS BOU · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Bands of moderate to heavy snow fell along the Interstate 70 corridor as strong fast moving storm system moved across Colorado. Wet roads quickly became icy and snowpacked.
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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.
Bands of moderate to heavy snow fell along the Interstate 70 corridor as strong fast moving storm system moved across Colorado. Wet roads quickly became icy and snowpacked. A 20-vehicle crash involving semis kept both directions of I-70 closed near Evergreen for a couple of hours. Storm totals in the north central mountains ranged from 7 to 14 inches, with 5 to 10 inches of snow in the Front Range Foothills.
Winter Weather, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- November 17, 5:00 AM MST to November 18, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.382, -105.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm totals included: 14 inches at Joe Wright, 13 inches at Lake Irene, 10 inches at Bear Lake; with 7 inches at Long Dray Reservoir, Never Summer, Phantom Valley, Wild Basin and Willow Park.
Winter Weather, S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- November 17, 5:00 AM MST to November 18, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 39.726, -105.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm totals included 7 inches at Arapahoe Basin and Loveland ski areas, with 6 inches at Copper Mountain.
Winter Weather, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- November 17, 5:00 AM MST to November 18, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm totals included 7 inches at Aspen Springs and Rollinsville, with lesser amounts of 3 to 6 inches elsewhere.
Winter Weather, Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
- When
- November 17, 5:00 AM MST to November 18, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm totals included: 11.5 inches, 4.5 miles south-southeast of Idaho Springs; 8 inches, 5 miles west of Evergreen; 7.5 inches near Conifer, with 4 to 7 inches elsewhere.
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- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, November 17, 2016$1.9 million · 78 kt wind · 3 events
- Wildfire in Arkansas, November 17 to 18, 2016$250,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 17 to 18, 201624 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, November 17, 2016$1,000 · 82 kt wind · 19 events
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 17 to 19, 201614 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 17 to 18, 201613 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, November 17 to 18, 201611 events
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 666232, 666233, 666234, 666235.