Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMarch 1998COLORADO, Central and NortheastCOZ033>036-038>041 Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park - Summit County/MosquitoRange/Indian Peaks - Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins -Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin - Eastern Larimer And Northwestern Weld Counties -Eastern Boulder County/Boulder And Vicinity - Denver Metropolitan Area - Eastern Douglas And WesternElbert Counties/Castle Rock And Vicinity18 0200MST2200MST0 00 Winter StormHeavy snow fell from areas west of Interstate 25 to the Continental Divide as strong upslope conditions developed. Two to 3 1/2feet of snow fell in the foothills with 1 to 2 feet reported along western portions of the Urban Corridor.Snowfall totals included: 38 inches at Silver Spruce Ranch, 2 miles south of Ward, 35 inches at Aspen Springs, 33 inches nearBlackhawk, 31 inches at Allenspark, 30 inches at Eldora, 29 inches at Coal Creel Canyon, 27 inches at Conifer, the Chief HosaExit and Nederland, 25 inches at Rollinsville and Gross Reservoir, 21 inches at Evergreen, 20 inches at Carter Lake, 15 to 19 inchesat Broomfield, Lakewood, Table Mesa, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain and Virginia Dale. Elsewhere snowfall amounts rangedfrom 8 to 14 inches.Denver CountyDenver 29 1500MST0 40 Dry MicroburstFour children attending a birthday party were injured when a sudden gust of wind blew an inflateable playhouse they wer eoccupying, into a neighbour's yard. The playhouse scraped the roof of the host's two story house, then landed in the adjoining yard.The children were treated for minor head injuries and cuts.COLORADO, East CentralCheyenne County3 SE Arapahoe 26 1830MST0 0 1KThunderstorm Wind (G70)Estimated 60-80 mph thunderstorm wind gust blew small kitchen cabinet 30 feet into tree. Lifted children's wagon about 4 feet offground. Garage window blown out. Empty 55 gallen drums rolled.COLORADO, South Central and SoutheastCOZ060>061- La Garita Mountains - Eastern San Juan Mountains - Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains - Southern065>066-070-074>075 Sangre De Cristo Mountains - Wet Mountains - Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg And Vicinity -Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad And Vicinity06 0500MST0 0Winter Storm07 2000MSTA strong winter storm moved across southern Colorado...reaching the southeast plains late on the morning of the 7th. In addition tothe heavy snowfall, strong gusty winds at 15 to 35 mph produced widespread blowing and drifting snow across the mountains.Snowfall totals ranged from 18 to 26 inches at Wolf Creek Pass and the town of Creede in the Eastern San Juan and La Garitamountains...8 to 10 inches at Cuchara in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains...6 to 8 inches in Westcliffe and at Rye andBeulah in western Pueblo county and in the Wet mountains...and 4 to 6 inches across the southern foothills, including Walsenburgand Trinidad.COZ060>081 La Garita Mountains - Eastern San Juan Mountains - Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte And Vicinity -Alamosa County/Alamosa And Vicinity - Southern San Luis Valley - Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains -Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains - Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak - Western Fremont AndNorthern Custer Counties - Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida And Vicinity - Wet Mountains - Southern ElPaso County/Colorado Springs And Vicinity - Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge - Pueblo AndEastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo And Vicinity - Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg And Vicinity -Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad And Vicinity - Crowley And Otero Counties/La Junta And Vicinity -Eastern Las Animas County - Kiowa County - Bent County/Las Animas And Vicinity - ProwersCounty/Lamar And Vicinity - Baca County/Springfield And Vicinity18 0000MST0 0Winter Storm19 1000MSTA strong winter storm system moved across western Colorado the morning of the 18th, reaching north central New Mexico by theevening. Heavy snow fell in many parts of south central and southeast Colorado on the 18th through the early morning of the 19th.The storm shut down nearly all except emergency services and caused numerous traffic accidents in Colorado Springs, wheresnowfall amounts ranged from 15 inches at the Colorado Springs airport to 34 inches near Monument Hill. Other snow amountsincluded: 1 to 4 inches across the southwest mountains with as much as 12 inches at Wolf Creek Pass, 1 to 4 inches across the SanLuis Valley with as much as 10 inches in Antonito, 4 to 12 inches across the southeast foothills and high valleys, 15 to 20 inchesacross the eastern mountains with as much as 34 inches at Monument Hill, and 6 to 14 inches across all of the southeast plains.30 24