Colorado, 1996Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 18, 1996
September 18, 1996 · NWS BOU · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A late summer snowstorm struck the North Central Mountains and Front Range Foothills. Breckenridge and Golden Gate Canyon picked up 6 inches of new snow while Nederland and Blackhawk reported 5 inches.
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- 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.
A late summer snowstorm struck the North Central Mountains and Front Range Foothills. Breckenridge and Golden Gate Canyon picked up 6 inches of new snow while Nederland and Blackhawk reported 5 inches.
Heavy Snow, S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
- When
- September 18, 6:00 PM MST to 10:00 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
- September 18, 6:00 PM MST to 10:00 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
- September 18, 6:00 PM MST to 10:00 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
- September 18, 6:00 PM MST to 10:00 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
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 18, 19961 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 18 to 19, 1996$1.5 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 18, 1996$500,000 · 1 event
- Coastal Flood in Maine, September 18, 19961 injured · $50,000 · 10 events
- Heavy Rain in Texas, September 18, 1996$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 18, 1996$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 18, 1996$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 18, 1996$52,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 18, 1996$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 18, 1996$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 18, 1996$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 18, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5563402, 5563403, 5563404, 5563405.