Colorado, 2025

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A snow band developed across portions of eastern Colorado during the morning hours of February 21st leading to 4 to 8 inches of snow. The highest amount was 8 inches in Burlington.

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The toll

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

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What happened

The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.

A snow band developed across portions of eastern Colorado during the morning hours of February 21st leading to 4 to 8 inches of snow. The highest amount was 8 inches in Burlington. Seven miles NNW of Peconic and Bethune reported 5 inches, along with 4 inches in Stratton.

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1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kit Carson County

When
February 21, 3:30 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
Where
Kit Carson County forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A report of an estimated 9 inches of snow 10 miles northwest of Burlington. In the town of Burlington 8 inches of snowfall was reported on both a previously dry sidewalk and driveway. Additional amounts of 4-6 inches were reported across the county, with 6 inches reported 12 N of Burlington, 5 inches occurring 8 NNE Burlington, and in Bethune and in Stratton.

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: 1228407.