A localized band of heavy snow, associated with an upper level jet stream overhead, caused heavy snow to occur across portions of Larimer County. 5 inches, 7 miles east northeast of Virginia Dale, 8 inches, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, Flat Iron Reservoir and Pinewood Lake, 7 inches, 6 miles northwest of Loveland and 6 inches at Loveland.
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The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
A localized band of heavy snow, associated with an upper level jet stream overhead, caused heavy snow to occur across portions of Larimer County. Snowfall totals included: 12 inches at Horsetooth Inlet Bay, 8.5 inches, 7 miles east northeast of Virginia Dale, 8 inches, 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, Flat Iron Reservoir and Pinewood Lake, 7 inches, 6 miles northwest of Loveland and 6 inches at Loveland.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5279411, 5279412.