Heavy Snow — Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet, Colorado

2002-01-23 · Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Low level upslope combined with an upper level jet stream allowed for bands of heavy snow to develop over portions of the Front Range Foothills and Urban Corridor. The areas hit hardest included the foothills of Jefferson, Douglas and Park Counties, and the Interstate 25 corridor, from the southern suburbs of Denver to around Castle Rock. Elsewhere the heavy snowfall was more localized. In the Front Range Foothills, snowstorm totals included: 10 inches, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, 9 inches at Intercanyon, 11 miles southwest of Morrison, Roxborough State Park and 5 miles southwest of Sedalia, 8.5 inches at Crow Hill and 7 miles south of Tiny Town. Along the Urban Corridor, snowfall totals included: 8 inches at Ken Caryl and 5 miles northwest of Castle Rock, 7 inches at Lakewood, 6.5 inches at Littleton, with 6 inches reported at Castle Rock and 2 miles west of Larkspur.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5279407. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.