Heavy Snow and Hail in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000

Name: Heavy Snow and Hail in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
Start: 2000-03-06T22:00
End: 2000-03-07T14:20
Location: Colorado

March 6 to 7, 2000 · NWS PUB · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 heavy snow, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 178 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:56 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 heavy snow, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern San Juan Mountains

When: March 6, 10:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Eastern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A vigorous storm system moved across the area causing periods of heavy snow in the southwest mountains, as well as some severe thunderstorms over the eastern plains of southern Colorado. In Mineral county, 10 to 15 inches of snow fell around 10 miles southwest of Creede, while 14 inches of snow accumulated at Wolf Creek Pass.

Thunderstorm Wind, Las Animas

When: March 7, 12:55 AM MST
Where: Las Animas County, Trinidad
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.167, -104.517

Hail, El Paso

When: March 7, 7:45 AM MST to 7:50 AM MST
Where: El Paso County, 2 mi NW of Yoder
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.850, -104.250

Hail, Otero

When: March 7, 9:15 AM MST to 9:20 AM MST
Where: Otero County, Fowler
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.117, -104.017

Hail, Otero

When: March 7, 9:15 AM MST to 9:20 AM MST
Where: Otero County, Manzanola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.100, -103.867

Hail, Baca

When: March 7, 11:13 AM MST to 11:18 AM MST
Where: Baca County, 10 mi NW of Springfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.500, -102.750

Hail, Prowers

When: March 7, 2:05 PM MST to 2:10 PM MST
Where: Prowers County, 7 mi NW of Granada
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.133, -102.400

Hail, Kiowa

When: March 7, 2:15 PM MST to 2:20 PM MST
Where: Kiowa County, 11 mi SSW of Sheridan Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.317, -102.367

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, March 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: 5135609, 5135610, 5135611, 5135612, 5135613, 5135614, 5135615, 5135616.