Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- March 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 9 to 10, 2000
A moist Pacific trough produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in most mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 18 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area, 16 inches in the northeast Flattop Mountains,14 inches at Beaver Creek Ski Area, and 13 inches at Gothic near Crested Butte.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 moist Pacific trough produced 8 to 12 inches of snow in most mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 18 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area, 16 inches in the northeast Flattop Mountains,14 inches at Beaver Creek Ski Area, and 13 inches at Gothic near Crested Butte.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- March 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM 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, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- March 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- March 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM 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, Flattop Mountains
- When
- March 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM 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 9, 6:00 AM MST to March 10, 6:00 AM 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, March 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 9 to 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 9, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, March 9, 2000
- Hail in New York, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 9, 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: 5137447, 5137448, 5137449, 5137450, 5137451, 5137452, 5137453.