Colorado, 2000Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 21 to 22, 2000
January 21 to 22, 2000 · NWS GJT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A moist westerly flow produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in some mountain areas of western Colorado. Exceptions with heavier reported snowfall included 23 inches at Vail Ski Area, 19 inches at Gothic near Crested Butte, and 18 inches near Marvine Lake on the Flat Tops Mountains.
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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.
A moist westerly flow produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in some mountain areas of western Colorado. Exceptions with heavier reported snowfall included 23 inches at Vail Ski Area, 19 inches at Gothic near Crested Butte, and 18 inches near Marvine Lake on the Flat Tops Mountains.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs
- When
- January 21, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta
- When
- January 21, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part)
- When
- January 21, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison
- When
- January 21, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel
- When
- January 21, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta
- When
- January 21, 12:00 PM MST to January 22, 4:00 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)
- 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.
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, January 21, 20001 death · 12 events
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 21, 2000$70,000 · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 21, 2000$40,000 · 2 events
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 21, 200023 events
- Strong Wind in Maine, January 21, 200017 events
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 21 to 22, 200017 events
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 21, 200015 events
- Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 21, 200014 events
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 21 to 22, 200012 events
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 21, 20008 events
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 21, 20008 events
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 21 to 22, 20008 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130854, 5130855, 5130856, 5131218, 5131219, 5131220.