Winter Storm, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- March 29, 8:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.677, -106.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Colorado, March 29, 1996
A winter storm brough 4 to 7 inches of snow to the La Garita and eastern San Juan mountains and around 4 inches of snow to the northern Sangre De Cristos mountains and Teller county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 PUB wrote it up.
A winter storm brough 4 to 7 inches of snow to the La Garita and eastern San Juan mountains and around 4 inches of snow to the northern Sangre De Cristos mountains and Teller county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft
- When
- March 29, 8:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft
- When
- March 29, 8:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft
- When
- March 29, 8:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Maryland, March 29, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 29, 1996
- Dust Storm in Arizona, March 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29 to 30, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 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: 5546677, 5546678, 5546679, 5546680.