Colorado, 2023

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 2023

January 26 to 27, 2023 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Moderate to heavy snowfall spread across the northern mountains of Colorado. The Park and Gore mountain ranges benefitted the most.

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.

Moderate to heavy snowfall spread across the northern mountains of Colorado. The Park and Gore mountain ranges benefitted the most. Storm totals included: 16.5 inches, 4 miles southeast of Mount Zirkel, 12 inches, 6 miles west of Arapahoe Peak, 9 inches near Mount Audubon and 11 miles south of Rabbit Ears Pass; 7.5 inches near Berthoud Pass and Loveland Pass, with 4 to 6 inches elsewhere.

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter storm, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, West Jackson & West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

When
January 26, 5:00 PM MST to January 27, 5:00 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)

Winter Storm, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet

When
January 26, 5:00 PM MST to January 27, 5:00 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)

Winter Weather, S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet

When
January 26, 5:00 PM MST to January 27, 5:00 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)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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Sources

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: 1077075, 1077076, 1077077.