Colorado, 1996Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 16 to 17, 1996
March 16 to 17, 1996 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
More snow for the Northern Mountains and Front Range Foothills as another 7 to 14 inches fell across the area. Along the Urban Corridor and Palmer Divide areas amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
More snow for the Northern Mountains and Front Range Foothills as another 7 to 14 inches fell across the area. Along the Urban Corridor and Palmer Divide areas amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches. The heavy snowfall resulted in several accidents along Interstates 25 and 70...south and west of the Denver respectively. The accidents involved at least 30 cars and resulted in several minor injuries. The interstates were closed for an unspecified amount of time until the accidents could be cleaned up. A few of the totals included: 14 inches at Keystone, 13 inches at Evergreen, 11 inches at Copper Mountain and 10 inches at Conifer.
Heavy Snow, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- March 16, 9:00 PM MST to March 17, 9:00 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
- March 16, 9:00 PM MST to March 17, 9:00 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, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- March 16, 9:00 PM MST to March 17, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
- When
- March 16, 9:00 PM MST to March 17, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
- When
- March 16, 9:00 PM MST to March 17, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.422, -104.468 (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.
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 16, 19961 injured · $5.5 million · F2 · 1 event
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 16 to 17, 19961 death · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, March 16, 19962 injured · $85,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 16, 19961 injured · $160,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 16, 1996$150,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 16, 1996$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 16, 1996$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 16, 1996$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Tennessee, March 16, 1996$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, March 16, 1996$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 16, 1996$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 16, 1996$15,000 · 1 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5547314, 5547315, 5547316, 5547317, 5547318.