Colorado, 2024

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 17 to 19, 2024

February 17 to 19, 2024 · NWS PUB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A mid-level disturbance passed through the area and resulted in brief snow for the Central Mountains of Colorado.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 PUB wrote it up.

A mid-level disturbance passed through the area and resulted in brief snow for the Central Mountains of Colorado.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft

When
February 17, 12:00 AM MST to February 19, 12:00 AM MST
Where
Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 1.4 inches of snow measured.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1165100.