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Latest Totals: Storm Dumps Over Foot Of Snow Near Denver

By Chris Spears

DENVER (CBS4) - For some it's hard to imagine, but 'Springtime in the Rockies' often means heavy, wet snow.

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A potent spring storm dropped snow along Colorado's Front Range and on the adjacent plains overnight with some locations above 7,000 feet reporting over a foot.

Heavy Spring Snow In Littleton
Heavy spring snow falls in SW Littleton. (CBS4 Weather Watcher Mychele Smith)

CBS4 WEATHER WATCHERS AS OF 8 AM

Evergreen - 13.7" (Paul Luzetski)
East of Conifer - 12.75" (Bambi Moss)
SW Lone Tree - 8" (Ron Hranac)
Highlands Ranch - 8" (Debbie Charlton)
SE Aurora - 8" (Dorn Nienaber)
SW Littleton - 7.5" (Mychele Smith)
Littleton - 7" (Pam Bostwick)
East of Franktown - 6.5" (Phil Curry)
SE of Franktown - 5.8" (Holly Ulyate)
Rist Canyon - 5.5" (Jim Bruce)
Glacier View Meadows - 5.3" (Linda Petrie)
Simla - 4.8" (Rick Stegmaier)
W. Arvada - 4.5" (Dave Pohlman)
N. Breckenridge - 4" (Gary Lindstrom)
S. Denver - 3.5" (John Snyder)
S of Bennett - 3" (Joy Jordan)
Westminster - 2" (Dan Wolfe)
NW of Gunnison - 1.5" (Paul Kaplan)
N. Colorado Springs - 1" (Steve Bennett)
N. Lafayette - 1" (Doug Goodman)
Severance - 0.5" (Jim Weindorf)
Paonia - 0.1" (David Berry)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS OF 8 AM

3 miles NW of Idledale - 16.7"
3 miles W of Conifer - 12"
12 miles NW of Golden - 11.1"
NNW side of Aspen Springs - 10.1"
2 miles WSW of Parker - 9.5"
3 miles NNW of Horsetooth Mountain - 9"
3 miles SSE of Silver Plume - 8.5"
1 mile S of Greenwood Village - 8"
ESE side of Castle Pines - 6"
1 mile WNW of Aurora - 6"
ESE side of Estes Park - 4.7"
2 miles NW of Strasburg - 3.6"
NWS office in Boulder - 3.4"
1 mile S of Greeley - 3"
Stapleton - 2.7"
3 miles ENE of Fort Collins - 0.8"
Denver International Airport - 0.3"

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.

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