Colorado, 2025Heavy Snow and High Wind in Colorado, January 7 to 9, 2025
January 7 to 9, 2025 · NWS PUB · 13 events in 11 counties and zones
An upper wave dug down over the Four Corners Region, which coupled with mid-level circulation with energy moving east of the Rocky Mountains. At the surface, strong and consistent upslope flow assisted in snow formation, while gusty winds spread across portions of the area, bringing snow and blowing snow to portions of SE Colorado.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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.
An upper wave dug down over the Four Corners Region, which coupled with mid-level circulation with energy moving east of the Rocky Mountains. At the surface, strong and consistent upslope flow assisted in snow formation, while gusty winds spread across portions of the area, bringing snow and blowing snow to portions of SE Colorado.
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 Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 6, 10:37 PM MST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 10:37 PM MST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
442 AM MST Mon Jan 6 2025
COZ058>089-093>099-071145-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
442 AM MST Mon Jan 6 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Snow will set in across the central mountains starting this
afternoon. Tonight, snow will spread to the rest of the higher
terrain and the eastern plains, starting light but increasing
steadily into tomorrow morning. Roads will turn slick and travel
will be hazardous, including over the I-25 corridor.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
Persistent light to moderate snow is forecast across the region
through Tuesday afternoon. Most areas will see 1 to 4 inches of
snow, with higher totals across the Palmer Divide, south into
Pueblo County. Snow will end north to south by Tuesday evening.
Another storm system will bring light snow to the Mountains on
Thursday with minor accumulations possible. Active weather will
continue over the weekend with another round of snowfall for much
of southern Colorado late Saturday into Sunday.
Temperatures will remain below normal during this period, with
overnight lows in the single digits across the Plains.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.
GARBEROGLIO/88
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 7, 12:43 AM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 7.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 2.8 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 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 3.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 3.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 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 5.3 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 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 3.9 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 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 4.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 3.2 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 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 3.5 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Canon City Vicinity / Eastern Fremont County
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Canon City Vicinity / Eastern Fremont County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.488, -105.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.0 inches of snow measured.
High Wind, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- January 9, 8:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a 64 mph gust measured at the Fort Carson airport.
High Wind, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft
- When
- January 9, 9:13 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a 59 MPH gust measured in Pueblo West.
- 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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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: 1230852, 1230854, 1230856, 1230863, 1230864, 1230865, 1230866, 1230867, 1230868, 1230869, 1230870, 1230872, 1230871.