Colorado, 2022Winter Weather in Colorado, April 16 to 17, 2022
April 16 to 17, 2022 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A storm system produced moderate to heavy snowfall across the North-Central Mountains. 8 inches occurred near Mount Audubon.
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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 storm system produced moderate to heavy snowfall across the North-Central Mountains. Up to 12.8 inches occurred near Mount Audubon. Elsewhere, storm totals generally ranged from 4 to 10 inches.
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 Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 15, 4:57 PM MST, 23 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 4:57 PM MST, 23 hours 3 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, West Jackson & West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- April 16, 4:00 PM MST to April 17, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Jackson & West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.385, -106.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm totals included 8.5 inches at Mount Zirkel.
Winter Weather, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- April 16, 4:00 PM MST to April 17, 11:00 PM 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: 12.8 inches near Mount Audubon, 10 inches near Cameron Pass, with 8.5 inches near Longs Peak.
Winter Weather, S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- April 16, 4:00 PM MST to April 17, 11:00 PM 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 7.7 inches near Berthoud Falls, with 6 inches Berthoud Pass and Loveland Pass.
- 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.
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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: 1016411, 1016412, 1016415.