Residents of the Denver metro area and Front Range region are waking up Sunday to the most substantial snowstorm of the winter so far and it’s not over yet, forecasters say.
The National Weather Service office in Boulder said snow totals of two to four inches have been reported across the Front Range. As much as six inches of new snow accumulated in some locations in the foothills, said Scott Entrekin, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Boulder.
“Most of snowfall amounts so far this winter have been pretty much on the light side,” Entrekin said. “When it’s all said and done this will probably be the biggest one we’ve seen.”
The Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Denver area in effect until at least 5 p.m. Sunday. Temperatures should only creep into the upper 20s. As much as seven inches of new snow is possible, according to the forecast.
Folks on the Eastern Plains should be especially wary about travel. The Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for points east of Sterling down to Limon. With wind speeds expected to be between 25 and 35 mph a new accumulation of up to 18 inches possible in some areas, people are advised to stay off roads where possible. The blizzard warning remains in effect until midnight.
Current radar depicts a band of heavy snow with snowfall rates up to 2” per hour moving east of Denver. #cowx pic.twitter.com/pW5Dokbdwg
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) January 21, 2018
