Colorado, 2000Avalanche in Colorado, January 24, 2000
January 24, 2000 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
An avalanche blocked a section of the westbound lanes on Interstate 70. I-70 westbound was closed for about two hours as snow 3 to 5 feet deep was removed from the road.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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An avalanche blocked a section of the westbound lanes on Interstate 70. I-70 westbound was closed for about two hours as snow 3 to 5 feet deep was removed from the road.
Avalanche, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part)
- When
- January 24, 9:00 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
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Avalanche
- A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Florida, January 24, 2000$500,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 24, 20001 injured · $326,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 24, 2000$280,000 · 4 events
- High Wind in Guam, January 24, 20001 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 200031 events
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 24 to 25, 200010 events
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20009 events
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20009 events
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20008 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 20002 events
- Hail in Alabama, January 24, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, January 24, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 5130840.