Late May Storm Drops 1 To 2 Feet Of Snow Outside Of Denver
The heaviest precipitation in the spring storm fell along the Front Range with several places reporting over a foot of snow in the higher elevations outside of Denver.
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The heaviest precipitation in the spring storm fell along the Front Range with several places reporting over a foot of snow in the higher elevations outside of Denver.
A powerful storm expected to cause widespread impacts arrived on schedule. The worse conditions in the Denver metro area will start Friday afternoon on this First Alert Weather Day.
A cold front that originated in Alaska will reach Colorado Thursday night. Before the front arrives, there will be dangerous fire danger on this First Alert Weather Day.
It's now clear an incoming storm will track too far north to bring anything more than showers and and sharply colder temperatures to the metro area.
With a dry forecast in the final days, March should end with a total of 13.1 inches of snow in Denver.
Monday was a tough travel day on the eastern plains of Colorado as a wind-driven snow created slick roads and white-out conditions at times.
A winter storm that produced a record amount of liquid in Denver on Wednesday also brought slushy snow Thursday morning.
A winter storm set to impact Colorado on Wednesday and Thursday will bring unusually cold air along with enough snow to create difficult travel conditions in many areas.
Doppler radar was busy tracking widespread areas of snow around the state on Sunday.
The Monday morning drive could be slow and slick for many around the state.
The first two days of the holiday weekend will be sunny and mild. Then temperatures drop almost 60 degrees from Sunday afternoon through Monday night.
Historical data shows that March is the snowiest month of the year in Denver with 11.3 inches of snow on average.
Most neighborhoods along the Front Range received at least three inches of fluffy snow through Friday night while some areas had much more.
Snow on Friday won't amount to much in most areas, but because the heaviest snow could fall during the Friday evening commute it's a First Alert Weather Day.
There's possibly going to be snow during the Friday evening commute, and it may alter your weekend plans. Be sure to tune in to CBS4 for your First Alert forecast.
The heaviest snow from this week's winter storm has ended. Attention now turns to the bitterly cold temperatures on this First Alert Weather Day.
Although the latest winter storm in Colorado did not have much moisture, very cold temperatures have allowed for impressive snow reports in many areas.
Drivers will once again need to be very cautious driving Tuesday night into Wednesday as yet another winter storm impacts Colorado.
With another snowstorm poised to move into Colorado, officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation say more than 100 snowplows will be out on the roads in the Denver metro area.
Our second snow storm of the week packed quite a punch. Flurries started early in day in northern Colorado and then by late morning Thursday the snow machine was up and running.
The second morning snowstorm of the week arrived on Thursday.
As predicted by the meteorologists in the First Alert Weather Center, a snowstorm that moved into Colorado on Tuesday dropped a healthy amount of snow in the morning.
So what determines if we get sleet, freezing rain, snow or something else when a winter storm arrives in Colorado?
It's a First Alert Weather Day. A cold blast of wintry weather is pushing wind, cold and snow through the state.
An abrupt weather change will take place in Colorado over the course of the next 24 hours.
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