Colorado, 2025

Winter Weather in Colorado, January 9, 2025

January 9, 2025 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A period of blowing snow and snow developed across portions of eastern Colorado with wind gusts around 40 mph and reported snow amounts of 2-3 inches.

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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 period of blowing snow and snow developed across portions of eastern Colorado with wind gusts around 40 mph and reported snow amounts of 2-3 inches.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Kit Carson County

When
January 9, 10:25 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Interstate 70 was shut down for a few hours across Kit Carson county due to blowing snow and reduction of visibilities. A few instances of blizzard conditions also occurred based on data from the Burlington Airport ASOS (KITR). A report of 2-3 inches of snow was reported in Burlington but was noted that it was extremely hard to get an accurate measurement due to the drifting.

What these are

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.

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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: 1222636.