Heavy Snow, Middle Park
- When
- April 22, 2:00 PM MST to April 23, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Middle Park forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.869, -106.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 2000
A heavy, wet snow fell in portions of mountains and high valleys. In Grand County, the heavy snow broke the cross arms of several power poles and toppled about a dozen poles completely.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BOU wrote it up.
A heavy, wet snow fell in portions of mountains and high valleys. In Grand County, the heavy snow broke the cross arms of several power poles and toppled about a dozen poles completely. Widespread electrical outages were reported; it took approximately 30 hours to restore power to the area. Storm totals included: 18 inches at Copper Mountain, 12 inches at Keystone ski area, with 10 inches at Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge and Granby.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks
- When
- April 22, 2:00 PM MST to April 23, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.726, -105.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, April 22, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, April 22 to 26, 2000
- High Surf in California, April 22, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, April 22, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 22, 2000
- High Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, April 22 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Connecticut, April 22, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, April 22, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, April 22, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5137667, 5137668.