Heavy Snow — Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

2000-03-15 to 2000-03-16 · Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Heavy upslope snowfall occurred in and near the Front Range Foothills and along the Palmer Divide south of Denver. Snowfall totals from the storm included: 23 inches near Allenspark, 21 inches at Estes Park, 17 inches at Idaho Springs, 16 inches at Aspen Springs, 12 inches at Boulder, 13 miles south of Deckers, Klondike and Lake George, 11 inches at Bailey, Chief Hosa, Coal Creek Canyon, Eldorado Springs, Evergreen and 11 miles southwest of Morrison, 10 inches, 4 miles east of Fort Collins, Intercanyon, 2 miles west of Larkspur, Ken Caryl Ranch, 4 miles east-northeast of Nederland and Shawnee, 9 inches, 5 miles southwest of Sedalia and Wheat Ridge, 8 inches at Arvada and 3 miles northwest of Guffey. Elsewhere, snow amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5132711. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.