Colorado, 2000Winter Storm in Colorado, January 27 to 28, 2000
January 27 to 28, 2000 · NWS PUB · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
7 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Winter Storm, Southern San Luis Valley / E Conejos / W Costilla
- When
- January 27, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley / E Conejos / W Costilla forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.081, -106.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity
- When
- January 27, 4:00 AM MST to January 28, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 27, 4:00 AM MST to January 28, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Alamosa County/Alamosa and Vicinity / Alamosa / E Rio Grande
- When
- January 27, 5:00 AM MST to January 28, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Alamosa County/Alamosa and Vicinity / Alamosa / E Rio Grande forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Another upper level disturbance generated areas of heavy snow. Walsenburg, in Huerfano county received 4 inches of snow...and Fort Garland in Costilla county also reported 4 inches of snow. Monte Vista in Rio Grande county measured 5 inches of snow while Manitou Springs in El Paso county was graced with 6 inches of snow. The Broadmoor area of southwest Colorado Springs accumulated 8 inches of snow. Cuchara in Huerfano county acquired 8 inches of snow, while La Veta Pass received 10 inches of snow.
Winter Storm, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / X Sw Fremont / X E Sanguache / W Custer / W Huerfano / X N Costilla
- When
- January 27, 3:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / X Sw Fremont / X E Sanguache / W Custer / W Huerfano / X N Costilla forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas
- When
- January 27, 6:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano
- When
- January 27, 6:00 PM MST to January 28, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (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 Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 20001 death · 45 events
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 27 to 29, 20001 death · 23 events
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000$1.1 million · 17 events
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000$285,000 · 13 events
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 27, 2000$370,000 · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 27 to 29, 2000$170,000 · 12 events
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 2000$200,000 · 2 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 27, 200039 events
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 27, 200027 events
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 27, 200025 events
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 200020 events
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 200018 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: 5130366, 5130369, 5130370, 5130365, 5130367, 5130368, 5130371.