Denver Weather: Snow Totals From Chilly May Storm In Colorado

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DENVER (CBS4) - A cold, wet spring storm moving through Colorado dropped snow from the mountains to the plains late Wednesday and early Thursday. The wintry weather caused travel problems on some routes over the higher terrain, including Interstate 70.

A car went into the ditch along Interstate 70 Thursday morning. (credit: CDOT)

The following snow totals were reported by CBS4 Weather Watchers as of 7 a.m. Thursday morning.

5.0" - Coal Creek Canyon (John Baich)
4.0" - East of Franktown (Phil Curry)
3.5" - East of Conifer (Bambi Moss)
3.3" - NE of Alamosa (Ed Teem)
2.0" - NW of Gunnison (Paul Kaplan)
2.0" - Kiowa (Dan Mason)
1.5" - Sedalia (Mardi Chase)
1.5" - Aurora (Junior Weather Watcher Andrew)
1.0" - Littleton (Columbine West) (Pam Bostwick)
1.0" - SW of Lone Tree (Ron Hranac)
1.0" - Lakewood (George Smith)
1.0" - Deer Trail (Don Wedow)
0.3" - West Arvada (Dave Pohlman)
0.3" - Walden (Mark Russell)
Trace - Brush (Larry Giauque)

May snow in Evergreen! (credit: Jessie Nienaber)

The following snow totals were reported to the CoCoRaHS network as of 7 a.m. Thursday morning.

8.0" - Buena Vista 0.6 miles WNW
6.5" - Leadville 6.3 miles S
6.0" - Monte Vista 10.8 miles SW
5.0" - Boulder 1.5 miles WNW
5.0" - Golden 11.8 miles NW
5.0" - A-Basin Ski Area
4.0" - Canon City 22.3 miles NW
4.0" - Winter Park Ski Area
3.9" - Rollinsville 0.1 miles N
3.5" - Horsetooth Mountain 3.2 miles NNW
3.0" - Lyons 1.8 miles N
3.0" - Larkspur 7.1 miles ESE
3.0" - Colorado City 1.6 miles W
3.0" - Silverthorne 1.0 mile NNE
2.7" - Woodland Park 1.1 miles NNW
2.7" - Divide 1.0 mile E
2.6" - Crestone 1.2 miles SSE
2.0" - Ken Caryl 0.6 miles WSW
2.0" - Estes Park 1.7 miles WNW
1.8" - Drake 4.3 miles WSW
1.5" - Foxfield 3.7 miles ESE
1.5" - Hygiene .79 miles N
1.5" - Lakewood 2.2 miles ESE
1.4" - Arvada 3.5 miles WNW
1.2" - Peyton 6.8 miles WSW
1.0" - Boulder 0.7 miles ENE
1.0" - Niwot 2.2 miles SW
1.0" - Denver 2.1 miles ESE
1.0" - Parker 2.1 miles E
1.0" - Colorado Springs 7.0 miles NNE
1.0" - Peyton 8.5 miles WSW
1.0" - Wellington 3.7 miles WNW
1.0" - Pueblo 17 miles W
0.9" - Penrose 2.3 miles NNW
0.9" - Rockwood 6.9 miles NNW
0.8" - Denver 11.0 miles SSW
0.7" - Aurora 2.1 miles ESE
0.7" - Longmont 2.1 miles N
0.7" - Denver 5.3 miles SW
0.7" - Alma 3.1 miles N
0.6" - Denver 6.3 miles SSE
0.5" - Colorado Springs 7.2 miles ENE
0.5" - Conifer 3.9 miles SE
0.5" - Wellington 0.8 miles SW
0.3" - Cedaredge 10.5 miles NNW
0.2" - Fairplay 2.7 miles WNW
0.1" - Aurora 3.3 miles ESE
0.1" - Idaho Springs 4.7 miles SSE
0.1" - Vail 0.9 miles WNW