Colorado, 2020Winter Weather in Colorado, April 22 to 24, 2020
April 22 to 24, 2020 · NWS GJT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A Pacific shortwave trough progressed across Colorado and produced light to moderate snow at the higher elevations of the northwest and west-central mountains. Winds gusted up to 50 MPH at times.
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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 Pacific shortwave trough progressed across Colorado and produced light to moderate snow at the higher elevations of the northwest and west-central mountains. Winds gusted up to 50 MPH at times.
Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- April 22, 6:00 PM MST to April 23, 11:00 PM 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)
An average of 4 inches of snow fell at elevations above 9,500 feet, much of that falling within 12 hours.
Winter Weather, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- April 22, 7:00 PM MST to April 24, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 4 to 9 inches of snow fell at elevations above 10,000 feet. Winds gusted up to 50 MPH at times.
Winter Weather, Flattop Mountains
- When
- April 22, 8:00 PM MST to April 23, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 11 inches of snow fell at elevations above 9,500 feet. Winds gusted up to 50 MPH at times.
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22, 20203 deaths · 36 injured · $5.0 million · EF3 · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 20202 deaths · 1 injured · $942,000 · EF2 · 33 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 22 to 23, 2020$1.7 million · EF2 · 64 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 20201 death · 1.75 in hail · 42 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 22, 2020$80,000 · EF2 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 22 to 23, 2020$239,000 · EF1 · 16 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 2020$325,000 · 2 in hail · 19 events
- Hail in Arkansas, April 22, 2020$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 22, 2020EF0 · 18 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 22 to 24, 202011 events
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 22, 2020$14,000 · 3 events
- Hail in Texas, April 22, 20201.5 in hail · 8 events
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: 878206, 878207, 878208.