Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grand and Battlement Mesas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 1 to 2, 1996
A slow moving low pressure system resulted in heavy snow depositions in the southwest mountains, with 8-12 inches common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A slow moving low pressure system resulted in heavy snow depositions in the southwest mountains, with 8-12 inches common.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.737, -107.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.488, -108.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 2, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- 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
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540153, 5540154, 5540155, 5540156, 5540157, 5540158.