Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- March 6, 4:00 PM MST to March 7, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
A closed Pacific low tracking across the desert southwest resulted in 8 to 16 inches of snow on most mountains of southwest Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 22 inches at Molas Pass, 21 inches at Telluride Ski Area, 20 inches at Silverton, 18 inches at Purgatory Ski Area, 18 inches at Red Mountain Pass, 17 inches on the Grand Mesa, and 17 inches at Rio Grande Reservoir.
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A closed Pacific low tracking across the desert southwest resulted in 8 to 16 inches of snow on most mountains of southwest Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 22 inches at Molas Pass, 21 inches at Telluride Ski Area, 20 inches at Silverton, 18 inches at Purgatory Ski Area, 18 inches at Red Mountain Pass, 17 inches on the Grand Mesa, and 17 inches at Rio Grande Reservoir.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- March 6, 4:00 PM MST to March 7, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 6, 4:00 PM MST to March 7, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 6, 4:00 PM MST to March 7, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Hail in California, March 6, 2000
- Wildfire in South Dakota, March 6, 2000
- Flooding in California, March 6 to 7, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 6, 2000
- Wildfire in South Dakota, March 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 6 to 7, 2000
- Dust Devil in Virginia, March 6, 2000
- Hail in California, March 6, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5137454, 5137455, 5137456, 5137457.