How much snow fell in Denver and the Front Range on Saturday?
DENVER (KDVR) — A spring storm swept through the state Saturday, causing a mix of snow and rain to hit various parts of the Front Range.
A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day was issued for Saturday due to the heavy snow and rain, which caused traffic problems and dangerous road conditions in several areas.
Spring snowstorm causes crashes, I-70 closures in the mountains: CDOT
While the metro area mainly received rain, some areas saw measurable snow.
Snow totals
The foothills and mountains received the most snow by far, with areas like Genessee seeing 6.7 inches and Longs Peak and Mount Audubon in Boulder receiving over 20 inches each.
In the metro area, 3 inches of snow was reported in Arapahoe County, with 2.6 inches reported in Lone Tree. However, less snow was reported further north, with 0.5 inches reported in Aurora and 0.7 inches reported in Edgewater.
The following are snow totals through Saturday afternoon:
County | Location | Snow (in inches) |
Arapahoe | 3 W Arapahoe Park | 3 |
Arapahoe | 1 SW Aurora | 0.5 |
Boulder | 3 NNE MOUNT AUDUBON | 23 |
Boulder | 4 S LONGS PEAK | 20 |
Boulder | 3 SW WARD | 16 |
Boulder | 3 S BRAINARD LAKE | 14 |
Boulder | 1 SW ELDORA | 13 |
Boulder | 4 NE Nederland | 11 |
Boulder | 3 NE Nederland | 9 |
Clear Creek | 1 NE ECHO LAKE | 12 |
Clear Creek | 5 WSW GUANELLA PASS | 7 |
Clear Creek | 1 S St Marys Glacier | 6 |
Clear Creek | 1 WNW Loveland Pass | 5.5 |
Denver | 1 E Edgewater | 0.7 |
Douglas | 2 WNW Lone Tree | 2.6 |
Douglas | 3 WNW Parker | 2 |
El Paso | 2 NNE Monument | 4.5 |
El Paso | 4 WNW Black Forest | 3 |
El Paso | 2 N Black Forest | 2.5 |
El Paso | 2 NNE Falcon | 2.5 |
El Paso | 7 SSW Black Forest | 2 |
El Paso | 2 NW Colorado Springs | 1 |
El Paso | 5 NNW Peterson AFB | 1 |
Gilpin | 1 W Aspen Springs | 8.1 |
Grand | 7 SSE CAMERON PASS | 14 |
Grand | 10 NNE SILVERTHORNE | 11 |
Grand | 8 SSE CAMERON PASS | 11 |
Grand | 5 W BERTHOUD FALLS | 10 |
Grand | 5 WSW GRAND LAKE | 7 |
Grand | 1 NNW BERTHOUD PASS | 6 |
Grand | 6 W ARAPAHOE PEAK | 5 |
Grand | 8 SSE RAND | 5 |
Grand | 2 SSE Winter Park | 4 |
Grand | 5 WSW WINTER PARK | 3 |
Grand | 11 S RABBIT EARS PASS | 2 |
Grand | 9 SSE SPICER | 2 |
Jackson | 5 SSW GLENDEVEY | 10 |
Jackson | 9 SSE GOULD | 10 |
Jefferson | 1 N Genesee | 8.7 |
Jefferson | 3 E Conifer | 6.3 |
Jefferson | 1 S Crescent Village | 6 |
Jefferson | 2 W Aspen Park | 5.5 |
Lake | 2 NE Leadville | 1.8 |
Larimer | 4 NNW LONGS PEAK | 17 |
Larimer | 1 NNW CAMERON PASS | 14 |
Larimer | 3 WNW PINGREE PARK | 14 |
Larimer | 9 E GLENDEVEY | 13 |
Larimer | 9 SE CAMERON PASS | 12 |
Larimer | 6 E CAMERON PASS | 10 |
Larimer | 8 NW GLENDEVEY | 8 |
Larimer | 3 E Pennock Pass | 7.7 |
Larimer | 7 NW RED FEATHER LAKES | 5 |
Ouray | Red Mountain Pass | 4 |
Ouray | 4 E Camp Bird | 1.5 |
Park | 7 E BLUE RIVER | 11 |
Park | 3 SW Fairplay | 10 |
Park | 5 SSW BLUE RIVER | 10 |
Park | 3 WNW ALMA | 9 |
Park | 3 ENE Antero Junction | 5 |
Park | 9 SE WESTON PASS | 5 |
San Juan | Coal Bank Pass | 6 |
San Juan | Molas Pass | 4.5 |
Summit | 3 SW Breckenridge | 8 |
Summit | 1 SSW Copper Mountain | 7.5 |
Summit | 1 NW CLIMAX | 7 |
Summit | 6 NW SILVERTHORNE | 6 |
Summit | 2 SE Breckenridge | 5.4 |
Summit | 1 W COPPER MOUNTAIN | 5 |
Summit | 1 SSE LOVELAND PASS | 4 |
Summit | 5 W GREEN MOUNTAIN RESE | 4 |
Do you not see your town or area listed? The entries are from what is reported to the National Weather Service from things like weather stations or trained spotters.
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