Colorado, 2000Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 2 to 3, 2000
April 2 to 3, 2000 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Snow fell across mainly the higher terrain of southern Colorado. 8 to 9 inches at Rye in Pueblo county and 12 inches of snow at Cuchara in Huerfano county.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Snow fell across mainly the higher terrain of southern Colorado. Some totals include 4 inches at Woodland Park in Teller county...6 inches at Walsenburg in Huerfano county county...8 to 9 inches at Rye in Pueblo county and 12 inches of snow at Cuchara in Huerfano county.
Heavy Snow, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- April 2, 5:00 PM MST to April 3, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak
- When
- April 2, 5:00 PM MST to April 3, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wet Mountains
- When
- April 2, 5:00 PM MST to April 3, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity
- When
- April 2, 5:00 PM MST to April 3, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 2, 20001 death · 6 injured · $300,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 2, 20002 injured · $1.6 million · 2 in hail · 18 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 2, 20002 injured · $300,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, April 2, 2000$150,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 2, 2000$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 2, 2000$150,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 2 to 3, 2000$90,000 · 2 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 2, 2000$90,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Alabama, April 2, 2000$25,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 2, 2000$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 2, 2000$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 2, 2000$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5141769, 5141770, 5141771, 5141772.