NWS Boulder gives a “low to medium potential to approach the March 2003 historical snowstorm,” which dumped 2 to 4 feet of snow across the area. That day, it snowed 13.1 inches in Denver. The snowstorm this weekend has a “ moderate to high potential to surpass the March 23, 2016, heavy snow event,” according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Denver is no stranger to major snowstorms in March, with the Top 10 March snowstorms each totaling over a foot of snow. The heaviest snow in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska can come in March, when the air is slightly warmer and can hold more moisture and snow potential. #COwx /ykTuxhsuiC- NWS Boulder March 11, 2021 Lower amounts west of Continental Divide and east of DIA. Updated storm total snow map! 15-25" expected across urban corridor with up to 30" in Boulder and Fort Collins. The latest weather models clearly show areas of snow accumulating 20 to 40 inches deep along the foothills and front range from Denver to Cheyenne.ĭue to elevation differences, we will see less snow to the east of Interstate 25 and significantly more in the higher elevations to the west. More than 5 million people across this region are under winter weather alerts. So much so that the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Wyoming, had some bold words: “The snowfall totals currently forecast are absolutely historic.” A major snowstorm is on the move and it will severely impact parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota this weekend.
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