Colorado, 2000

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 2000

February 17 to 18, 2000 · NWS BOU · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Heavy snow fell across portions of the North-Central Mountains, Front Range Foothills and Northeast Plains. Eldora Ski Resort received top honors with 24 inches.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 the North-Central Mountains, Front Range Foothills and Northeast Plains. Eldora Ski Resort received top honors with 24 inches. Snowfall totals elsewhere included: 9 inches at Berthoud, 8 inches, 3 miles north of Blackhawk, with 6 inches, 11 miles north-northeast of Akron and 4 miles east of Greeley.

The radar

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

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

When
February 17, 12:00 PM MST to February 18, 4:00 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, Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park

When
February 17, 12:00 PM MST to February 18, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.382, -105.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Weld County/Greeley and Vicinity

When
February 17, 12:00 PM MST to February 18, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Southern Weld County/Greeley and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington County/Akron and Vicinity

When
February 17, 12:00 PM MST to February 18, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Washington County/Akron and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.971, -103.201 (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: 5132906, 5132907, 5132908, 5132909.