Colorado, 1996Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 23 to 24, 1996
March 23 to 24, 1996 · NWS BOU · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
Heavy snow again fell in the Northern Mountains, Front Range Foothills and portions of the Urban Corridor and Palmer Divide areas. A few of the snowfall totals included: 18 inches at Golden Gate Canyon, 17 inches at Buckhorn Mountain, 13 inches at Winter Park, 12 inches at Eldora Ski Area and 10 inches at Nederland.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Heavy snow again fell in the Northern Mountains, Front Range Foothills and portions of the Urban Corridor and Palmer Divide areas. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 8 to 18 inches in the mountains and foothills with lesser amounts from 4 to 8 inches elsewhere.A few of the snowfall totals included: 18 inches at Golden Gate Canyon, 17 inches at Buckhorn Mountain, 13 inches at Winter Park, 12 inches at Eldora Ski Area and 10 inches at Nederland.
Heavy Snow, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM 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 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM 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 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM 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 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM 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, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM MST to March 24, 9:00 AM 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.
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 23, 1996$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 23 to 25, 199641 events
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, March 23 to 25, 199636 events
- High Wind in Kansas, March 23, 1996$40,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 23 to 24, 199621 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 199617 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 199617 events
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 23 to 24, 199615 events
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 23, 199610 events
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 23 to 24, 199610 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 19969 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 19968 events