Winter Storm, Yuma County
- When
- January 3, 1:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Colorado, January 3, 2000
A band of 8-11 inch snowfall was reported from southern Yuma County into extreme northern Kit Carson County. The heaviest snow fell during the overnight hours along with some significant drifting.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 GLD wrote it up.
A band of 8-11 inch snowfall was reported from southern Yuma County into extreme northern Kit Carson County. The heaviest snow fell during the overnight hours along with some significant drifting.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Kit Carson County
- When
- January 3, 1:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 3, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 3, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2000
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: 5127072, 5127073.