Colorado, 2000

Winter Storm in Colorado, March 2, 2000

March 2, 2000 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

The radar

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Event by event

4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains / E Costilla / Sw Huerfano / X Sw Las Animas

When
March 2, 2:00 AM MST to 9:00 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)

A storm system moving across the area created periods of heavy snow across parts of southern Colorado. In Pueblo county, 5 to 7 inches of snow occurred in the vicinity of Rye. In Teller county, 6 inches of snow was noted at Cripple Creek. In Huerfano county, totals included 8 inches 8 miles south of Walsenburg, 10 inches at La Veta and 18 inches at Cuchara.

Winter Storm, Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont

When
March 2, 3:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak / Teller / W El Paso

When
March 2, 3:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak / Teller / W El Paso forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano

When
March 2, 4:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM 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)

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.

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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: 5135506, 5135504, 5135505, 5135507.