Drought, Cheyenne County
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM MST to August 31, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Colorado, August 1 to 31, 2000
Severe drought conditions persisted in August. Hot and dry weather continued across the area leaving sub-soil moisture much below normal.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 3
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 GLD wrote it up.
Severe drought conditions persisted in August. Hot and dry weather continued across the area leaving sub-soil moisture much below normal. As a result, parts of far eastern Colorado were designated as Agriculture Disaster Areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Kit Carson County
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM MST to August 31, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Yuma County
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM MST to August 31, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, August 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: 5172958, 5172959, 5172960.