Large snow band moved across portions of the Front Range Urban Corridor and eastern Colorado plains which significantly impacted the morning commute. The brief burst of snow produced up to 2 inches of snow in one hour.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
Large snow band moved across portions of the Front Range Urban Corridor and eastern Colorado plains which significantly impacted the morning commute. The brief burst of snow produced up to 2 inches of snow in one hour. Strong winds also accompanied the cold front as the snow squall moved across the area. A peak wind gust to 58 mph was observed at Denver International Airport from the northeast. Several road closures occurred due to numerous accidents caused by slick roads and poor visibilities. US 285 from southwest Denver to Bailey, SH 93 and US 36, I-25, I-70, I-76 were all impacted. Denver International Airport implemented a ground stop for nearly 90 minutes. Over 450 flights were delayed and several others were diverted to other airports. A section of SH 14 in northeast Weld County was also impacted by a snow squall and well as I-76 around Sterling.
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 Feb 27, 4:26 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
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9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A snow squall impacted US-287 near Fort Collins, and I-25 from Fort Collins to near Wellington.
A snow squall impacted US 285 from southwest of Denver to Bailey.
A snow squall impacted US-36 from Lyons to Boulder to Erie.
A snow squall impacted State Highways 14 and 71 east and northeast of Raymer.
A snow squall impacted I-76, US-138, and US-6 near Sterling.
A peak wind gust to 58 mph accompanied the cold front. The official snowfall measurement at Denver International Airport was 2.0 inches.
A snow squall impacted I-76 near Lochbuie, CO and I-25, US-287 towards Longmont, and US-85 near Fort Lupton.
A snow squall impacted I-25 from Lone Tree to Larkspur, and US-85 near Denver and Aurora, and State Highway 83 from Parker to south of Franktown.
A snow squall impacted I-70 from Byers to Deer Trail and US-36 near Byers.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, February 2024
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: 1153760, 1153755, 1153756, 1153762, 1155223, 1153757, 1153761, 1153758, 1153763.