Colorado, 2000Heavy Snow and High Wind in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2000
January 9 to 10, 2000 · NWS PUB · 16 events in 8 counties and zones
15 high wind, 1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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.
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- January 9, 5:30 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, W Lake / W Chaffee County
- When
- January 9, 6:00 AM MST to January 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- W Lake / W Chaffee County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.202, -106.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong upper jet stream in combination with favorable terrain orientation produced blizzard conditions at times in the higher elevations of Lake and Chaffee counties. Ten inches of snow, with locally higher amounts up to 2 feet, fell at Monarch ski area along with the strong winds.
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 9, 7:33 PM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 9, 8:24 PM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 10, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity
- When
- January 10, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties
- When
- January 10, 5:30 AM MST
- Where
- Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 10, 8:01 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 10, 8:16 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- January 10, 10:54 AM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- January 10, 11:03 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- January 10, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- January 10, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.081, -106.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong jet stream brought strong winds across portions of southern Colorado from the evening of the 9th through the early afternoon of the 10th. Some of the higher wind gusts follow. In El Paso county, wind gusts of 54 mph were noted at Monument...64 mph around the Black Forest...73 mph blasted Fort Carson and 78 mph winds were measured at the Air Force Academy. In Pueblo county...49 mph wind gusts were noted at Pueblo Memorial Airport...54 mph wind gusts were observed 25 miles southwest of Pueblo...and 58 mph wind gusts were noted 30 miles southeast of Pueblo. South of Walsenburg...50 mph winds gusts were observed...with 51 mph wind gusts noted 15 miles southwest of Conejos. Finally, Canon City in Fremont county recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.
High Wind, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- January 10, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity
- When
- January 10, 2:10 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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.
- Tornado in Alabama, January 9, 2000$500,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 9 to 10, 2000$150,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Montana, January 9, 20001 injured · $50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, January 9, 2000$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- High Wind in Idaho, January 9, 2000$40,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events
- Tornado in Alabama, January 9, 20001 injured · $20,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, January 9 to 10, 200020 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 9, 2000$23,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 9, 2000$18,000 · 1 event
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, January 9 to 10, 200012 events
- Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, January 9 to 10, 20008 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 9 to 10, 200073 kt wind · 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: 5129407, 5128880, 5128881, 5128984, 5129395, 5129396, 5129397, 5129398, 5129399, 5129400, 5129401, 5129402, 5129403, 5129404, 5129405, 5129406.