Blizzard, Yuma County
- When
- March 24, 7:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Colorado, March 24, 1996
Strong winds, cold temperatures, and snow created visibility less than 1/4 mile for several hours. There were traffic accidents with minor injuries.
Where it happened
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Strong winds, cold temperatures, and snow created visibility less than 1/4 mile for several hours. There were traffic accidents with minor injuries. Major roadways were closed. Although actual snow amounts were 3 inches or less, drifts to 3 feet were common.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Kit Carson County
- When
- March 24, 7:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, March 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, March 24 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540905, 5540906.