Colorado, 2024Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 3 to 6, 2024
November 3 to 6, 2024 · NWS PUB · 16 events in 16 counties and zones
A deep upper trough and associated low, coupled with persistent upsloping, brought widespread precipitation to southeast Colorado.
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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 deep upper trough and associated low, coupled with persistent upsloping, brought widespread precipitation to southeast Colorado.
Heavy Snow, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 6.2 inches of snow observed.
Heavy Snow, Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 5.5 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 2.6 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 2.9 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 5.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 3.5 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 2.6 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Leadville Vicinity / Lake County Below 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 2.7 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Las Animas County
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Las Animas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 5.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 6.3 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Alamosa Vicinity / Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- November 3, 11:00 AM MST to November 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Alamosa Vicinity / Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 3.8 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- November 5, 5:00 PM MST to November 6, 11:00 PM 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 5.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- November 5, 5:00 PM MST to November 6, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 7.0 inches of snow measured.
- 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: 1223496, 1223497, 1223498, 1223499, 1223500, 1223501, 1223502, 1223503, 1223505, 1223506, 1223507, 1223508, 1223510, 1223511, 1223504, 1223509.