Snow Totals For Eastern CO ending March 24th & Great Video!

Last night, on the evening of March 23rd,  the snow was extremely heavy in and around Denver.   Really heavy !!!  The 23rd of March, 2010 started out with sunshine and by late in the afternoon, heavy rain, soft hail(Grapple), lightning and thunder was being reported which quickly changed to very heavy snow until just after midnight.   Snow continued through the morning rush, numerous flights, schools, and businesses closed due to the slick roads.    The snow is moving  into the Texas Panhandle, clearing is in the forecast for Denver.

Snow Totals Ending March 24th, 2010.  (These snow amounts were taken by Trained Spotters)

13 miles NW of Golden CO (in the foothills) -  21.8″

13 mile NNE of Aurora CO  10″

Aurora CO  12.4″

1 mile east of Castle Rock – 11.5″

1 mile SSE of Estes Park – 11.7″

3 miles SSE of Denver - 9.5″

5 miles NE of Denver – 8″

4 miles W of Denver – 9.4″

5 miles NW of Denver – 7″  (National Weather Service Employee)

2 miles S of Boulder – 7.9″

Video Below is what that heavy snow looked like when it was coming down at 2 to 5″ per hour on the evening of 3/23 !