Colorado, 2025

Heavy Snow and High Wind in Colorado, February 11 to 14, 2025

February 11 to 14, 2025 · NWS PUB · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

An increasing jet maximum aloft provided ample moisture transport into the Rocky Mountains. Further east, a series of moving cold air masses and fronts brought wind-driven snow to the eastern plains for several days.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

An increasing jet maximum aloft provided ample moisture transport into the Rocky Mountains. Further east, a series of moving cold air masses and fronts brought wind-driven snow to the eastern plains for several days.

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Event by event

6 heavy snow, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft

When
February 11, 2:00 PM MST to February 12, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 5.0 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft

When
February 11, 2:00 PM MST to February 12, 5:00 AM 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 5.0 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Western Kiowa County

When
February 11, 5:00 PM MST to February 12, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Western Kiowa County forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 3.7 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft

When
February 11, 5:00 PM MST to February 12, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 4.0 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, La Junta Vicinity / Otero County

When
February 11, 5:00 PM MST to February 12, 5:00 PM MST
Where
La Junta Vicinity / Otero County forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 5.5 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
February 11, 5:00 PM MST to February 12, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 5.5 inches of snow measured.

High Wind, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

When
February 13, 11:00 PM MST to February 14, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was a 63 mph gust measured.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1239267, 1239272, 1239266, 1239268, 1239269, 1239274, 1239278.