Colorado, 2000Winter Storm in Colorado, February 17, 2000
February 17, 2000 · NWS GJT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Another moist Pacific trough produced 10 to 16 inches of new snow in most mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 20 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area and 20 inches on the Grand Mesa.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Another moist Pacific trough produced 10 to 16 inches of new snow in most mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 20 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area and 20 inches on the Grand Mesa. Windy conditions accompanied the trough. Wind gusts to 67 MPH occurred at the top of Telluride Ski Area.
Winter Storm, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs
- When
- February 17, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta
- When
- February 17, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part)
- When
- February 17, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part) forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison
- When
- February 17, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel
- When
- February 17, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta
- When
- February 17, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000$280,000 · 28 events
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000$550,000 · 11 events
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 20004.5 in hail · 23 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 200021 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 200019 events
- Ice Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 20001 injured · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 17, 2000$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 200013 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 200012 events
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 20001 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 17 to 18, 2000$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 17, 2000$2,000 · 0.88 in hail · 6 events
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: 5134085, 5134086, 5134087, 5134088, 5134163, 5134164.