Winter Storm, Coastal Monterey County
- When
- February 18, 12:01 AM PST to February 21, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coastal Monterey County forecast zone
Winter Storm in California, February 18 to 21, 1996
Over the four-day period, a series of storms dumped about 5 feet of snow at the 7000 foot level. The major highways, US route 50, Interstate 80, and State Route 88 were closed for a few hours on the 21st, the heaviest precipitation day.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 STO wrote it up.
Over the four-day period, a series of storms dumped about 5 feet of snow at the 7000 foot level. The major highways, US route 50, Interstate 80, and State Route 88 were closed for a few hours on the 21st, the heaviest precipitation day.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 18 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 18, 1996
- Flood in California, February 18 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, February 18 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 18, 1996
More
Every storm in California in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 1996
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: 5537542.