The snowstorm of March 27 to 28, 2000
A snowstorm NOAA ranked in 1 region on its Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest.
What the offices filed during it
Winter weather episodes east of the Rockies from the day before the storm began to the day after it ended, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The storm by region
Each region’s thresholds are its own, so the same depth of snow counts for more in the South than in the Northeast.
| Region | Index | Category | Area with snow (sq mi) | People under snow | Above the top threshold (sq mi) | People above it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Midwest | 0.13 | Below category 1 | 138,874 | 11,117,897 | 0 | 0 |
The Regional Snowfall Index is NOAA’s ranking of snowstorms east of the Rockies by how much snow fell, over how wide an area and on how many people, region by region: the area and the population above four snowfall thresholds set for each region, weighted against that region’s own history. A storm is scored in each region it reached, on a scale from 1, notable, to 5, extreme.
The toll the offices filed
- Events
- 14
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 7
Every winter weather episode the Weather Service filed east of the Rockies in these dates. A few may belong to another system on the same days. 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.
Episode by episode
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 27 to 28, 2000A strong early spring storm strenghtened as it moved from Wisconsin, across Upper Michigan, to eastern Lake Superior, where it stalled and weakened.
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, March 28, 2000Over 8 inches of snow fell in Yakutat due to frequent snow showers over a 6 hour period.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, March 28 to 31, 2000A moderate 969 mb low, 180 miles south of Dutch Harbor at 9 am Tuesday, moved to the southwest tip of Kodiak Island early Wednesday afternoon as a 978 mb center.On Tuesday, brisk northeast winds were observed on the north side of the low.Gusts at Dutch Harbor reached at least 60…
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 28 to 29, 2000Shonkin 7S 12 inches.
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29, 2000Raynesford 2NNW 11 inches...Lewistown 11SSE 6 inches.
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29, 2000Sunburst 8E 12 inches...Sweetgrass 7 inches.
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29, 2000Millegan 14SE 6 inches.
More
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Sources
NOAA NCEI Regional Snowfall Index, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.