Winter Storm in Colorado

Events

5,496

Deaths

4

Injuries

31

Damage

$33 million

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 19 to 20, 20113 deaths · 8 injured · 3 eventsA winter storm brought heavy snow to southern Lincoln County. Trained spotters in and around Karval measured 7 to 10 inches of snowfall.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, March 29 to 31, 20081 death · 22 injured · 11 eventsA series of disturbances within a moist southwest flow brought heavy snow and strong winds to much of western Colorado.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, December 20 to 21, 20062 deaths · 20 eventsA slow moving low pressure system moved from the Desert Southwest and into Southeastern Colorado. As a result, a deep upslope flow developed along the Front Range and Northeast Plains of Colorado.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, March 17 to 19, 20032 injured · $93 million · 12 eventsA very moist, intense and slow moving Pacific storm system made its way across the four corners area and into southeastern Colorado from March 17th to the 19th, allowing for a deep easterly upslope flow to form along the Front Range.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, November 27 to 28, 19971 death · 16 eventsA strong winter storm system moved into Colorado from the west, bringing an abundance of moisture and gusty winds from 20 to 40 mph. The storm brought accumulations of 12 to 20 inches to the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains during the morning and afternoon of the 27th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, October 25 to 26, 20061 death · $7,000 · 12 eventsA strong Pacific storm system and cold front swept across western Colorado and brought snow and strong winds to the mountains and some of the high valleys of western Colorado.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, October 29 to 30, 20191 death · 11 eventsA strong storm system dropped out of the northern Rockies and across Colorado. This system brought record breaking temperatures and up to a foot of new snow to parts of Denver, especially across the south and southeast portions of the metro area down to the Palmer Divide.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Colorado, April 15 to 16, 20201 death · 11 eventsA potent storm system dropped out of the northern Rockies and produced moderate to heavy snow over portions of the mountains, foothills and plains. The heaviest snow fell in and near the foothills north of Interstate 70, and across the plains north of I-76.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, October 9 to 11, 20051 death · 9 eventsA significant winter storm occurred across north central and northeast Colorado. This system brought heavy, wet snowfall to the Front Range mountains, foothills and portions of the Denver metro area and Palmer Divide. Accumulations ranged from 8 to 24 inches.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, November 20 to 22, 20101 death · 6 eventsBlizzard, avalanche and winter storm conditions impacted the eastern San Juan Mountains, La Garita Mountains, and eastern Sawatch Range. Winds gusted to around 70 mph at times in the eastern San Juan Mountains.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 14 to 16, 20201 death · 6 eventsA bitterly cold Pacific trough and associated cold front pushed through western Colorado. Favorable orographics and jet support aloft resulted in moderate to heavy snow across the northern and central Colorado mountains.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Colorado, December 23 to 25, 20211 death · 6 eventsA winter storm produced the first significant snowfall in the northern mountains of Colorado, just in time for Christmas. Storm totals generally ranged from 1 to 2.5 feet. The heaviest snowfall occurred in mountains north of the I-70 corridor.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Colorado, May 10 to 13, 2023$2.6 million · 9 eventsA slow moving storm system produced flooding and flash flooding across the urban corridor and northeast plains, with heavy snowfall in the higher mountains of the Front Range.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, March 13 to 15, 1996$600,000 · 14 eventsA strong storm system in the desert southwest moved into southern Colorado late on the night of the 13th and during the early morning of the 14th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, May 1 to 2, 2008$400,000 · 63 kt wind · 17 eventsA winter storm brought heavy snow to the high country; with damaging winds and blizzard conditions to the Northeast Plains. In the mountains storm totals ranged from 5 to 12 inches, with wind gusts to 86 mph recorded above timberline.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, March 24, 2017$803,000 · 2 eventsDuring the overnight hours light rain changed to snow for the far southwest portion of Kit Carson County and the far northwest portion of Cheyenne County. Thundersnow was reported during the event, which lasted until the early afternoon then changed to rain.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, November 8 to 9, 1998$300,000 · 15 eventsA cold and moist Pacific trough produced the first major winter storm of the season for western Colorado. 8 to 24 inches of snow fell in most mountain areas. 6 to 10 inches accumulated in most lower elevation areas of west-central and southwest Colorado.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, April 24, 2007$250,000 · 15 eventsAn intense low pressure system moving along the Colorado/New Mexico border generated significant snow accumulations over the region. The heavy wet snow combined with high winds...causing numerous power outages...downed power lines...and road closures.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, October 25 to 26, 202079 eventsA potent winter storm affected the region on the 25th and 26th, bringing heavy snow to both the higher terrain and parts of the plains in southern Colorado. A brief period of freezing drizzle did occur prior to this snow, with a period of heavy snow then occurring.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Colorado, September 8 to 10, 202053 kt wind · 72 eventsA strong upper level system impacted southern Colorado from September 8th through the 10th. This system brought an end to the above normal warmth, and provided the region with winter like weather.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, December 28 to 30, 2006$102,000 · 15 eventsAnother slow moving storm system moved from the Desert Southwest and into the Texas Panhandle.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, May 3 to 4, 2001$150,000 · 4 eventsA strong, slow moving storm system produced prodigious snow amounts for so late in the season, including some record snow totals.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, April 2 to 5, 2001$120,000 · 7 eventsA strong upper level storm system combined with cold air to produce a widespread heavy, wet snow across parts of central and southeast Colorado from the evening of the 2nd through the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, September 8 to 10, 2020$60,000 · 11 eventsAn abnormally strong and cold low pressure system and associated cold front dropped south across the Northern Rockies and into the Four Corners. The low remained quasi-stationary for about a day before lifting northeast into the Plains.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, February 22, 19965 injured · 5 eventsAnother winter storm brought 6-12 inches of snow to the mountains. The snow was accompanied by winds to 40 mph resulting in a number of road closures. There were many traffic accidents, including two multi-vehicle pileups on I-70 near Vail.

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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 2026-09-24.