A storm system produced heavy snow in the mountains, with moderate snowfall and strong gusty winds across the lower elevations. Peak wind gusts generally ranged from 35 to 55 mph and produced near blizzard conditions at times with areas of drifting snow and reduced visibility.
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The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
A storm system produced heavy snow in the mountains, with moderate snowfall and strong gusty winds across the lower elevations. Peak wind gusts generally ranged from 35 to 55 mph and produced near blizzard conditions at times with areas of drifting snow and reduced visibility. Localized bands of heavier snow spread out across portions of eastern Larimer, Weld and Logan counties as well. In the mountains and foothills, storm totals included: 15 inches near Winter Park; 13 inches, 6 miles west of Arapahoe Peak; 12 inches near Berthoud Pass and 9 miles south-southeast of Gould; 11 inches near Longs Peak, Meeker Park and Mount Audubon; 10 inches near Eldora, Red Feather Lakes and Silverthorne; 8.5 inches near Estes Park; 8 inches near Climax.
Across the urban corridor and adjacent plains, storm totals included: 11.5 inches near Loveland; 10 miles, 4 mile north of Longmont; 9.5 inches near Ponderosa Park; 9 inches near Fort Collins; 8 inches, 15 miles north of Elizabeth; 7.5 inches near Eldorado Springs and Foxfield; 7 inches near Highlands Ranch; 6.5 inches near La Salle and Sterling; 6 inches near Larkspur, Lone Tree, The Pinery and Roxborough Park. Storm totals elsewhere ranged from 2 to 5 inches.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 9, 2:33 PM MST, 17 hours 27 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1126 AM MDT Tue Apr 9 2019 COZ030>051-101730- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1126 AM MDT Tue Apr 9 2019 ...Red Flag Warning remains in effect from noon today to 8 pm MDT this evening for portions of the northeast plains... ...Blizzard warnings for eastern plains, southern foothills and Palmer Divide Wednesday through Thursday afternoon... ...Winter Storm Warning for Northern and Central mountains and High Park Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon... ...Winter Storm Warning for Front Range Foothills and Jefferson County Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon... ...High Wind Warning for southern Lincoln county Wednesday evening through Thursday evening... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight It will be very warm and dry today ahead of a strong spring storm. Record highs will be possible over northeast Colorado with highs near 80 degrees. Gusty southwest winds over parts of the plains combined with the low humidities will result red flag conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A strong storm will move across Colorado Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow expected across much of north central and northeastern Colorado. The precipitation over the plains will start out as rain on the plains Wednesday morning and quickly change over to snow during the afternoon behind the passage of a strong cold front. Snow combined with strong winds will produce blizzard conditions over the eastern plains and Palmer Divide Wednesday into Thursday afternoon. Snowfall amounts could be significant in some places with this storm, so stay tuned for further updates. Want the public to know that conditions will deteriorate quickly in the early afternoon, and the warm temperatures will plummet creating very icy conditions on roads as rain and the initial snowmelt will freeze with below freezing temperatures and strong winds. Blowing snow will limit visibilities to near zero frequently. The evening commute will be difficult if not impossible. A gradual warming trend is expected Friday through Monday with a chance of showers mainly across the high country. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 winter storm, 5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 2019
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 818584, 818585, 818586, 818587, 818588, 818579, 818580, 818581, 818583, 820770, 820772.