Winter Weather — C & E Adams & Arapahoe Counties, Colorado

2024-02-10 to 2024-02-11 · C & E Adams & Arapahoe Counties, Colorado

Event narrative

Melting snow combined with freezing temperatures, produced very icy and slick road conditions.

Wider weather episode

Moderate to heavy snow developed on the evening of the 9th and continued through midday on 10th. Nearly 14 inches over central Weld County, where snow fell at a rate of 1-2 inches per hour for several hours, while the Front Range Foothills, the rest of the urban corridor and plains, generally picked up 4 to 8 inches of snow. The snow redeveloped on the evening on the 10th, melting snow combined with freezing temperatures, produced very icy and slick road conditions. Multiple accidents occurred around the Denver metro area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152526. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.