Winter Weather, Animas River Basin
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM MST to March 22, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Animas River Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.287, -107.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Colorado, March 21 to 22, 2006
A low pressure system produced 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Animas River Basin, including the towns of Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, and Hesperus.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 GJT wrote it up.
A low pressure system produced 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Animas River Basin, including the towns of Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, and Hesperus.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, March 21, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 21, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Iowa, March 21, 2006
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Illinois, March 21, 2006
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 21 to 22, 2006
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Illinois, March 21, 2006
- Winter Storm in Indiana, March 21, 2006
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 21, 2006
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, March 2006
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: 5495798.