Colorado, 2000

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 13 to 14, 2000

February 13 to 14, 2000 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, W Lake / W Chaffee County

When
February 13, 7:00 PM MST to February 14, 10:00 AM MST
Where
W Lake / W Chaffee County forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Favorable orographic wind flow and available moisture produced areas of heavy snow over the higher mountains of southern Colorado. Snow totals included 5 inches at Monarch Ski Area in Chaffee county and 8 inches at Wolf Creek Ski Area in Mineral county.

Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos

When
February 13, 7:00 PM MST to February 14, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.747, -106.194 (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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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: 5133561, 5133562.