Winter Storm Hits Colorado's Front Range Ending Denver's 6-Week Snow Drought
By Chris Spears
DENVER (CBS4) - A St. Patrick's Day storm dropped anywhere from 6-12 inches of snow along Colorado's Front Range late Thursday and early Friday, with lesser totals along and east of Interstate 25.
The storm ended a snow drought in Denver that began on February 3.
Prior to the current storm the last measurable snow recorded at Denver International Airport fell between Feb. 1-2.
Here are some snow totals from CBS4 Weather Watchers as of 10 a.m. on Friday.
11" - Coal Creek Canyon (John Baich)
11" - Rist Canyon (Jim Bruce)
8" - NE Broomfield (Susan Roth)
8" - Loveland (Bobby Townsend)
7" - N. Lafayette (Doug Goodman)
6.3" - W. Arvada (Dave Pohlman)
6.1" - Brighton (Steve Brown)
5.5" - SW Littleton (Mychele Smith)
5" - NW Westminster (Tom Claeys)
5" - CBS4 Studio Rooftop
4.7" - SW Lone Tree (Ron Hranac)
4.5" - Lone Tree (John Stout)
4.5" - Thornton (Walter Masten)
4.2" - Applewood (Gary Toline)
4" - Limon (Ron Ruhoff)
3.6" - SE Franktown (Holly Ulyate)
3.5" - Silver Plume (Cinthea Fiss)
3.5" - Lakewood (Ward Atwell)
3" - N. Colorado Springs (Steve Bennett)
3" - S. Denver (John Snyder)
3" - Parker (Harold Graper)
3" - Johnstown (Don Thornock)
2.5" - Deer Trail (Don Wedow)
1.5" - Nunn (Susie J.)
1.5" - N. Sterling (Ken Namuth)
0.5" - Burlington (Jeff Yager)
0.2" - Walden (Mark Russell)
0.1" - Peetz (Wendi Bryan)
Trace - NW Brush (Diane Sprague)
Here are some snow totals reported to the National Weather Service as of 10 a.m. on Friday.
16.2" - 1 mile SE of Buckhorn Mountain
16" - 5 miles NE of Ward
14" - 2 miles ESE of Allenspark
12" - 4 miles ENE of Nederland
12" - 4 miles WSW of Eldorado Springs
11.1" - 2 miles SSW of Boulder
11.1" - NWS Office in Boulder
11" - 7 miles S. of Lyons
10.5" - Aspen Springs
9.1" - ESE Estes Park
9" - N. Boulder
8.5" - 1 mile SSW of Lafayette
8.5" - 6 miles N. of Broomfield
8.4" - 3 miles NNW of Boulder
8" - Broomfield
8" - 4 miles E. of Pinecliffe
7.7" - 1 mile S. of Roxborough Park
7.5" - 1 mile NW of Niwot
7.5" - 1 mile SW of Westminster
6.8" - 3 miles ENE of Horsetooth Mountain
6.8" - N. Longmont
6.8" - NE Westminster
6.6" - 2 SW of Fort Collins
6.5" - 2 miles SSE of Breckenridge (25.4 inches since March 14)
6.5" - NW Denver
6.5" - 2 miles WSW of Fort Collins
6.5" - 7 miles W. of Rustic
6.2" - 2 miles WSW of Northglenn
6" - 4 miles S. of Fort Collins
6" - Firestone
6" - NW Black Hawk
5.7" - 2 miles NW of Superior
5.5" - Hygiene
5.3" - 1 mile ESE of Wheat Ridge
5.3" - 2 miles W. of Wheat Ridge
5" - 1 mile NE of Broomfield
5" - Fraser
5" - 3 miles WSW of Conifer
4.2" - Denver International Airport
4.1" - 3 miles NE of Denver
4" - 1 mile NE of Loveland
4" - N. Aurora
4" - 3 miles SE of Denver
4" - 6 miles NW of Greeley
4" - 2 miles SSW of Wheat Ridge
4" - 2 miles E. of Elizabeth
4" - 1 mile NNW of Cheesman Reservoir
4" - E. Aurora
3.8" - 4 miles WSW of Thurman
3.6" - NW Georgetown
3.5" - 3 miles E. of Franktown
3.5" - 3 miles NE of Parker
3.5" - 7 miles ENE of Virginia Dale
3.3" - 1 mile SE of Wellington
3.2" - 2 miles SSE of Englewood
3" - 5 miles ENE of Eaton
3" - 3 miles W. of Denver
2.5" - 1 mile WNW of Hugo
1.9" - 13 miles ENE of Nunn
1" - 1 mile NW of Karval
Meteorologist Chris Spears writes about stories related to weather and climate in Colorado. Check out his bio, connect with him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter @ChrisCBS4.
