Spring Storm To Drop Month's Worth Of Water Over Large Part Of Colorado

By Chris Spears

DENVER (CBS4) - A slow-moving and soggy spring storm will leave it's mark on Colorado in a good way with copious moisture to fill the reservoirs and provide water to the landscape.

For many this event will deliver an entire month's worth of water and in some cases more.

As of 6 a.m. Saturday Denver International Airport had already received 0.37 inches of rain and melted snow. Denver's 30-year April average precipitation is 1.71 inches.

With the bulk of the snow yet to come there's a good chance that the final total for Denver will be near, or even higher than the monthly norm.

The storm has a wide reach with a high water content snow falling in both the mountains and foothills as well as on the adjacent plains.

A weather station near Rye, not too far away from Pueblo, reported 8.4 inches of new snow as of 8:30 a.m. on Saturday with a water content of 1.43 inches.

Heavy rain has been falling on the far eastern plains with a few places already exceeding two inches of water and more is expected through tonight and into Sunday.

Those living in southern Colorado, and in particular on the southeast plains, are hopeful that this storm will leave behind a good drink of water to curtail a developing drought.

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.