Colorado, 2025Winter Weather in Colorado, February 7 to 8, 2025
February 7 to 8, 2025 · NWS GJT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A shortwave trough and associated cold front moved across northwest Colorado, bringing moderate snowfall to the Elkhead and Park Mountains with lighter snow accumulations elsewhere. Enough cold air moved in across the north to allow for moderate snow across the eastern portions of the Central Yampa River Basin.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
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- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A shortwave trough and associated cold front moved across northwest Colorado, bringing moderate snowfall to the Elkhead and Park Mountains with lighter snow accumulations elsewhere. Enough cold air moved in across the north to allow for moderate snow across the eastern portions of the Central Yampa River Basin.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 7, 4:37 PM MST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 4:37 PM MST, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
525 AM MST Fri Feb 7 2025
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-081230-
Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains-
Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-
Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-
Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin-
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley-
Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains-
Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin-
San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains-
Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
525 AM MST Fri Feb 7 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest
Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah
and southeast Utah.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Stronger winds today will gust 30 to 40 mph in the valleys and 40 to
50 mph in the mountains lasting into the evening. Colder air arriving
this evening will lower snow levels as a more significant snow storm
impacts the northern and central Colorado mountains this afternoon
and overnight tonight producing hazardous travel conditions.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Isolated to scattered light snow showers will continue each
afternoon and evening in the mountains Saturday through mid week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however
spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the
National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 7, 1:08 PM MST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- February 7, 5:00 PM MST to February 8, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 15 inches at Rabbit Ears Pass. Peak wind gust of 58 mph occurred at Storm Peak Lab at the onset of the event.
Winter Weather, Central Yampa River Basin
- When
- February 7, 6:30 PM MST to February 8, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with 3 to 5 inches on the west end at Craig and Maybell, and higher amounts of 6 to 7 inches on the east end around Hayden. 6.7 inches of snow was reported at the Hayden COOP. Winds gusted in the 25 to 50 mph range with a peak wind gust of 54 mph at the Craig-Moffat County Airport.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 7 to 8, 202517 events
- Strong Wind in New York, February 7, 202515 events
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 7 to 8, 202515 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 7 to 8, 202515 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 7, 202512 events
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in Idaho, February 7, 2025$7,000 · 9 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 7 to 8, 20259 events
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 7 to 8, 20259 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 7, 202560 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Nevada, February 7, 202571 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 7, 20254 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 7 to 8, 20254 events
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: 1239385, 1239384.