Heavy Snow, Curry
- When
- February 1, 5:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 5
Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 1 to 2, 1996
Heavy snow developed over eastern and northern sections of the state after Arctic air plunged southward. Snows began during early morning across the plains with 5 inches reported in less than 6 hours at Jordan in Curry county.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 ABQ wrote it up.
Heavy snow developed over eastern and northern sections of the state after Arctic air plunged southward. Snows began during early morning across the plains with 5 inches reported in less than 6 hours at Jordan in Curry county. Snow began later along the Sangre de Cristo and Sandia mountains as the cold air deepened to the west. A mid-afternoon heavy snow of 3 to 5 inches at Santa Fe closed city roads. Rain changed to snow during the evening at Albuquerque creating slick roads that resulted in snarled traffic and 85 accidents with 24 injuries the next morning. Snow reports in the ski areas ranged from 24 inches at Taos to 14 inches at Sandia Crest.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Rio Grande Valley
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM MST to February 2, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 4
Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM MST to February 2, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 24
Heavy Snow, Sandia/Manzano Mountains
- When
- February 1, 8:00 PM MST to February 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sandia/Manzano Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 14
Heavy Snow, Middle Rio Grande Valley
- When
- February 1, 10:00 PM MST to February 2, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Middle Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 4
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
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, February 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: 5539295, 5539296, 5539297, 5539298, 5539299.