Winter Storm, Middle Park
- When
- December 15, 6:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Middle Park forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.869, -106.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Colorado, December 15, 2000
More snow fell across portions of the North-Central Mountains and Middle Park as another winter storm moved into Colorado. Whiteout conditions were reported as winds ranging from 25 mph to 55 mph whipped through the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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.
More snow fell across portions of the North-Central Mountains and Middle Park as another winter storm moved into Colorado. Whiteout conditions were reported as winds ranging from 25 mph to 55 mph whipped through the region. Snowfall totals included: 8 inches at Fraser, 7 inches, 12 miles northwest of Kremmling and at St. Mary's Glacier, with 5 inches at the Arapahoe Basin, Berthoud and Winter Parks Ski Areas, and the Eisenhower Tunnel.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks
- When
- December 15, 6:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM 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
- 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
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 15, 2000
- Storm Surge in Washington, December 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 15, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 15 to 16, 2000
- High Wind in Idaho, December 15, 2000
- Ice Storm in Iowa, December 15 to 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in Missouri, December 15, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 15, 2000
- Ice Storm in Illinois, December 15 to 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Montana, December 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, December 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: 5166143, 5166552.