Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains
- When
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 23 to 24, 1996
Another winter storm dumped 10-17 inches of new snow throughout the mountains of western Colorado.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
Another winter storm dumped 10-17 inches of new snow throughout the mountains of western Colorado.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Yampa River Basin
- When
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas
- When
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 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, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
- When
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
- When
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 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
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 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
- March 23, 12:00 PM MST to March 24, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (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
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, March 23 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, March 23, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 23, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, March 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: 5540919, 5540920, 5540921, 5540922, 5540923, 5540925, 5540926.