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Denver suffering through worst snow season in more than 125 years

Friday, April 1st, 2011 4:57pm MDT

March 31 was the last day of what is historically Denver’s snowiest month but like every other month this season, it fell dismally short in terms of the amount of snowfall.  In fact, as it stands now, the Mile High City and Thornton area experiencing their third worst season of snow since record keeping began. [...]

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NASA satellite reveals January had fifth largest snow cover in past 45 years

Saturday, February 26th, 2011 3:01am MDT

How much snow has fallen this season in Colorado all depends on where you are.  The high country has continued to see snowfall far in excess of normal while here on the Plains we remain mostly dry.  For the nation, a new NASA satellite image reveals that 71 percent of it was covered in snow at [...]

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Latest winter storm brings some snow but the Arctic cold is the real story

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 7:40am MDT

Storm wrap up, 4:52pm – It has been a cold and snowy one although not as much snow as we would have liked to have seen.  Overnight tonight temperatures are going to plummet even further but a warm up is on the way. Thornton only reached a high today of 8.2 degrees – and that [...]

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Winter Weather Advisory issued as another storm sets its sights on Thornton

Monday, February 7th, 2011 6:22am MDT

Update, 5:15pm – The winter storm we have been watching intently continues on course and has actually sped up slightly.  This leads to a greater likelihood of enough snow to make the morning commute a bad one and the possibility to school cancellations.  Snow is expected to begin across much of the metro area by [...]

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Bundle up Thornton! Dangerous cold temperatures settle in for the day

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 7:20am MDT

Afternoon storm update, 3:35pm – It only goes down from here!  We reached a high in Thornton today of 2.6 degrees and as the sun gets lower on the horizon it is going down. Temperatures overnight Tuesday will be dropping as low as 18 degrees below zero.  Coupled with winds to 25 mph, this is [...]

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The Big Freeze – Snow and Arctic cold to be main Thornton weather feature

Monday, January 31st, 2011 7:10am MDT

Storm update, 4:30pm – The thermometer only knows one way through the rest of today and tonight – down!  Thus far Thornton has dipped to 6 degrees with wind chill values around -3 and it is far from done dropping. The National Weather Service has modified the weather warnings / watches for the next 12 [...]

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Thornton set to get a taste of the Arctic; Winter Weather Advisory issued

Sunday, January 30th, 2011 4:17pm MDT

A major winter storm is set to impact nearly two thirds of the nation starting tomorrow including Thornton and the rest of northeastern Colorado.  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for our area warning of blowing snow and dangerous cold. For all the latest, follow us on Twitter and join us [...]

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Dangerous Arctic cold set to arrive in Colorado

Sunday, January 30th, 2011 6:47am MDT

Thornton will enjoy one more day with above normal temperatures before the bottom falls out.  A massive winter weather system is going to impact much of the eastern two thirds of the United States and bring the coldest temperatures of the season to the Front Range. For Sunday parts of northeastern Colorado will wake up [...]

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Enjoy the warmth while it lasts; Arctic cold looms for the start of next week

Saturday, January 29th, 2011 6:13am MDT

The recent warm weather we have seen will continue this weekend albeit a bit more subdued.  Thornton residents should enjoy it while it lasts though as we are set to receive a bitter dose of winter starting on Monday. Yesterday Thornton recorded a high temperature of 70 degrees and Denver officially hit 67 degrees at [...]

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Slammed again – Northeastern U.S. gets another snowstorm while Thornton waits

Thursday, January 27th, 2011 11:00am MDT

Yet another major snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States yesterday and last night, their third in less than a month.  Snow totals in many areas from this single storm have far exceeded what Denver has received for its entire snow season thus far. Snow began falling on Wednesday snarling evening commutes from Virginia to New [...]

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