Winter Storm — C & Se Park County, Colorado

2005-03-30 to 2005-03-31 · C & Se Park County, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong spring storm brought heavy snow to parts of the North-Central Mountains and South Park, then intensified over the eastern plains of Colorado. As a result, near blizzard conditions developed east and southeast of Denver. North to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph were reported across eastern sections of Adam, Arapahoe, Elbert and Morgan Counties as well as southern Washington and Lincoln counties. Storm totals included: 14 inches, 4 miles south-southwest of Blue River, 13 inches at Lake George, 12 inches, 5 miles east-southeast of Bennett, 11 inches, 4 miles east-northeast of Shaw and 8 miles southeast of Lindon, 10 inches, 8 miles southwest of Lake George, 9 inches, 9 miles south of Limon, 8 inches, 5 miles east-northeast of Byers, 8 miles southwest of Bennett, around Castle Rock and at Karval, 7 inches, 5 miles south-southeast of Sedalia, 6 inches near Limon, 4 miles east of Parker and 17 miles south of Fort Morgan, with 5.5 inches reported 6 miles north-northeast of Woodrow. Extensive blowing snow caused near zero visibilities at times and produced snow drifts from 2 to 4 feet in depth.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5444602. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.