Colorado, 2000

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 2000

February 10 to 11, 2000 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Heavy snow fell across portions of Jackson, Larimer, Weld, Logan, Sedgwick and Phillips Counties. 5 inches at Virginia Dale, 12 inches, 12 miles west of Walden, 9 inches at Iliff, with 6 to 8 inches reported at Crook, 4 miles east of Haxtun, Hohnholz Ranch, New Raymer, Padroni, 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic and 5 miles northwest of Sterling.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Heavy snow fell across portions of Jackson, Larimer, Weld, Logan, Sedgwick and Phillips Counties. Snowfall totals included: 13.5 inches at Virginia Dale, 12 inches, 12 miles west of Walden, 9 inches at Iliff, with 6 to 8 inches reported at Crook, 4 miles east of Haxtun, Hohnholz Ranch, New Raymer, Padroni, 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic and 5 miles northwest of Sterling.

The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, North Park

When
February 10, 10:00 PM MST to February 11, 7:00 AM MST
Where
North Park forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.666, -106.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins

When
February 10, 10:00 PM MST to February 11, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties

When
February 10, 10:00 PM MST to February 11, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity

When
February 10, 10:00 PM MST to February 11, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sedgwick and Phillips Counties

When
February 10, 10:00 PM MST to February 11, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Sedgwick and Phillips Counties forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.876, -102.352 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5132511, 5132512, 5132513, 5132514, 5132515.