Colorado, 2022Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 28 to 29, 2022
December 28 to 29, 2022 · NWS GLD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
During the night of December 28th, East-Central Colorado saw rainfall turn to snowfall as temperatures cooled behind a cold front that moved through the area. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 inch up to 7 inches within the region.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
During the night of December 28th, East-Central Colorado saw rainfall turn to snowfall as temperatures cooled behind a cold front that moved through the area. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 inch up to 7 inches within the region. The Colorado Department of Transportation closed highways and roads within the areas seeing snowfall as a safety precaution. The snowfall lasted into the afternoon hours of December 29th.
Heavy Snow, Yuma County
- When
- December 28, 9:30 PM MST to December 29, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light to moderate snow fell across Yuma County producing total snow accumulations ranging from 1.5 to 6 inches across the county. The highest snow accumulation was reported at 2 miles north-northwest of Kirk, Colorado. At times, the snowfall reduced visibility to around three quarters of a statute mile. U.S. Highway 36 was reported closed from the Kansas/Colorado border to the Yuma/Washington county border due to the snow. Key Impacts: heavy snow, transportation delays, road closures.
Heavy Snow, Kit Carson County
- When
- December 28, 10:00 PM MST to December 29, 1:30 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light to moderate snow fell across Kit Carson County producing total snow accumulations ranging from 4 to 7 inches across the county. The highest snow accumulation was reported at 13 miles southwest of Joes, Colorado. At times, the snowfall reduced visibility to around a half of a statute mile. Interstate 70 was reported closed from the Kansas/Colorado border to the Kit Carson/Lincoln county border due to the snow. Key Impacts: heavy snow, transportation delays, road closures.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 1072229, 1072234.