Winter Weather — C & Se Park County, Colorado

2011-12-21 to 2011-12-22 · C & Se Park County, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Large scale lift from an upper level low combined with a deep easterly upslope flow behind a cold front to produce heavy snow in and near the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide. Storm totals ranged from 1.5 to 3 feet in the Front Range Foothills, with 1 to 1.5 feet along the Urban Corridor.

In the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide, storm totals included: 36.5 inches, 7 miles southwest of Boulder; 32 inches, 12 miles northwest of Golden; 28 inches at Genesee; 24.5 inches, 3 miles west of Jamestown; 23 inches at Bergen Park; 21 inches at Evergreen and Gross Reservoir; 19 inches near Eldorado Springs and 3 miles west-southwest of Conifer; 17 inches, 4 miles south-southwest of Tiny Town; 13.5 inches, 15 miles north of Elizabeth; 12.5 inches, 2 miles east of Antero Junction; with 12 inches at Rough and Tumble.

Along the Urban Corridor, storm totals included: 18 inches in Golden; 14.5 inches in Boulder, 13 inches at the National Weather Service in Boulder; 12.5 inches, 5 miles south-southwest of Arapahoe Park; 12 inches at Lone Tree; 11.5 inches in Broomfield; 11 inches in Arvada, 4 miles northwest of Elbert, Niwot and Wheatridge; 10 inches in northwest Denver; 9 inches, 2 miles southwest of Loveland; with 7.3 inches at Denver International Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 357327. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.