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Winter Storm in Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado
Winter Storm March 18, 1998 · Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado
The wider storm
Heavy snow fell from areas west of Interstate 25 to the Continental Divide as strong upslope conditions developed. Two to 3 1/2 feet of snow fell in the foothills with 1 to 2 feet reported along western portions of the Urban Corridor.Snowfall totals included: 38 inches at Silver Spruce Ranch, 2 miles south of Ward, 35 inches at Aspen Springs, 33 inches near Blackhawk, 31 inches at Allenspark, 30 inches at Eldora, 29 inches at Coal Creel Canyon, 27 inches at Conifer, the Chief Hosa Exit and Nederland, 25 inches at Rollinsville and Gross Reservoir, 21 inches at Evergreen, 20 inches at Carter Lake, 15 to 19 inches at Broomfield, Lakewood, Table Mesa, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain and Virginia Dale. Elsewhere snowfall amounts ranged from 8 to 14 inches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5638700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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