Winter Storm, E Pima
- When
- March 5, 3:00 PM MST to March 7, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- E Pima forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm in Arizona, March 5 to 7, 2000
A winter storm dropped between 1 and 1 1/2 inches of rain in the Tucson area, with nearby mountains receiving about 24 inches of snow. Temperatures hovered around freezing and approximately 500 illegal aliens surrendered themselves to nearby homes or passing motorists.
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 10
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
A winter storm dropped between 1 and 1 1/2 inches of rain in the Tucson area, with nearby mountains receiving about 24 inches of snow. Temperatures hovered around freezing and approximately 500 illegal aliens surrendered themselves to nearby homes or passing motorists. Wearing only t-shirts and using plastics bags as rain gear they were treated for various stages of hypothermia and injuries they received while walking through the desert. Two deaths from exposure were reported in an area 50 miles southwest of Tucson.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, E Pima | 2000-03-07 | 19 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Winter Storm, E Pima | 2000-03-07 | 35 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in California, March 5, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 5 to 7, 2000
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, March 5, 2000
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 5, 2000
- Flood in Arizona, March 5 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, March 5 to 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Flood in California, March 5, 2000
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, March 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5132240.