Colorado, 2023Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 27 to 28, 2023
April 27 to 28, 2023 · NWS PUB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
The Wet Mountains and the southern I-25 corridor received the majority of the heavier snow during the final bigger snow event of April - April 28th.
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.
The Wet Mountains and the southern I-25 corridor received the majority of the heavier snow during the final bigger snow event of April - April 28th.
Heavy Snow, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- April 27, 6:26 AM MST to April 28, 6:26 AM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 5 inches of snow that fell 1 mile west southwest of Rye, Colorado.
Heavy Snow, Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- April 27, 6:49 AM MST to April 28, 6:49 AM MST
- Where
- Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 6 inches of snow that fell 5 miles west of Westcliffe.
Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- April 27, 7:45 AM MST to April 28, 7:45 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.3 inches of snow that fell 4.3 miles northeast of Colorado Springs.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 27, 2023$274,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 27 to 30, 2023$348,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 27, 2023$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 27, 2023$25,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 27, 202353 kt wind · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 27, 2023$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, April 27 to 29, 202312 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 27, 202352 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 27, 2023$8,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 27, 20231.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 27, 20231 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Wyoming, April 27, 202361 kt wind · 6 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: 1098427, 1098428, 1098429.