Heavy Snow — Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet, Colorado

2024-04-26 to 2024-04-27 · Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet, Colorado

Event narrative

Here are some of the heavier snowfall amounts: 15.8 inches fell 4.6 mile northeast of Ward, 11.6 inches 1.8 miles south of Estes Park, 11.0 fell 4 miles east-northeast of Nederland.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low tracked east-northeast across Colorado bringing heavy snow to the foothills and mountains. For the Urban Corridor and plains, it was warm enough for rain with amounts 1 to 2.5 inches. The heaviest snow fell over the northern Front Range mountains, in Boulder and Larimer Counties. SNOTEL estimates reached 23 inches 3 north-northeast of Mount Audubon in Boulder County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165981. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.