Heavy Snow — Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

2000-03-30 to 2000-03-31 · Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

Wider weather episode

One more snow event capped off the month of March. Heavy snow once again developed in and near the Front Range Foothills and along the Palmer Divide. Snowfall totals from the storm included: 16 inches at Squaw Mountain, 15 inches, 4 miles south of Rollinsville, 13 inches, 8 miles west-northwest of Evergreen, 12 inches, 11 miles southwest of Morrison, 11 inches at Coal Creek Canyon and 5 miles south of Antero Reservoir, 10 inches, 3 miles north of Blackhawk, Eldorado Springs and near Strasburg, 9 inches at Fairplay, Ken Caryl Ranch, Larkspur and Limon, with 8 inches at Elizabeth.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5132723. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.