Colorado, 1996Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 1996
February 17 to 18, 1996 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
8 to 12 inches of snow fell in the Northern Mountains as a pacific storm system moved across the state.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
8 to 12 inches of snow fell in the Northern Mountains as a pacific storm system moved across the state.
Heavy Snow, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- February 17, 6:00 PM MST to February 18, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.382, -105.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- February 17, 6:00 PM MST to February 18, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.726, -105.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 17, 1996$230,000 · 2 events
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 17, 1996$30,000 · 5 events
- High Wind in Oregon, February 17 to 18, 199655 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 19963 events
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 17 to 18, 19962 events
- High Wind in Alaska, February 17, 199653 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, February 17 to 18, 199657 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 17 to 18, 19961 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: 5541224, 5541225.