Colorado, 2000Winter Storm in Colorado, October 30 to 31, 2000
October 30 to 31, 2000 · NWS GJT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A cold and vigorous Pacific low pressure system brought heavy snow to the mountains of western Colorado. Snow accumulations of 10 to 14 inches were common, with a foot of new snow reported at the Steamboat Springs Ski Area, near Mesa Lakes Lodge on the Grand Mesa, and over Coal Bank Pass in the San Juan Mountains.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
A cold and vigorous Pacific low pressure system brought heavy snow to the mountains of western Colorado. Snow accumulations of 10 to 14 inches were common, with a foot of new snow reported at the Steamboat Springs Ski Area, near Mesa Lakes Lodge on the Grand Mesa, and over Coal Bank Pass in the San Juan Mountains. In addition, 14 inches of new snow fell on Lizard Head Pass in the San Juan Mountains and at Beaver Creek Ski Area in the Central mountains.
Winter Storm, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- October 30, 6:00 PM MST to October 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- October 30, 6:00 PM MST to October 31, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- October 31, 4:30 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- October 31, 4:30 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- October 31, 4:30 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Flattop Mountains
- When
- October 31, 4:30 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flattop Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.062, -107.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Flood in California, October 30, 2000$25,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Maine, October 30 to 31, 20006 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, October 30 to 31, 20004 events
- Cold in Massachusetts, October 30, 20002 events
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30, 200060 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30, 200070 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30, 200066 kt wind · 1 event
- Flood in Hawaii, October 30, 20001 event
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, October 30, 20001 event
- Flood in Oklahoma, October 30 to 31, 20001 event
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 30 to 31, 20001 event
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, October 30 to 31, 20001 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157977, 5157978, 5157979, 5157980, 5157981, 5157982.