Snowstorm departs and a rough rush hour ensues

The view from ThorntonWeather.com's east facing webcam at 8:40am.
The view from ThorntonWeather.com's east facing webcam at 8:40am.

The snow began tapering off pretty early this morning but not until after it left 4 to 8 inches of the white stuff across much of the metro area.  ThorntonWeather.com recorded 4.4 inches but that probably was a bit more – it was just tough to measure as the wind and blown it all over the place.  We had some spots with an inch and others with a foot.  Thornton seemed to do a good job clearing the major streets but of course residential and side streets were pretty slick. 

Today we’ll warm up to just above freezing at 33 degrees and Wednesday is looking very nice reaching near 50 degrees.  Thursday there is a slight chance of snow but we are really keeping our eye on the period between Saturday and Monday as there is greater potential there for more snow.  Stay tuned.

In the meantime, here are some of the storm reports from across the region:

07:00 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
BOULDER COUNTY, CO   –  1 MILE NORTHWEST OF NIWOT
SNOW  MEASURED AT 3.9 INCH    
 
07:00 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
GILPIN COUNTY, CO   –  3 MILES NORTH OF BLACK HAWK
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 6.2 INCH    
 
06:48 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO   –   GENESEE
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 12.0 INCH    
 
06:30 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO   –  2 MILES WEST OF PARKER
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 7.0 INCH    
 
06:20 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO   –  1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF EVERGREEN
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 6.0 INCH    
 
06:15 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
PARK COUNTY, CO   –  3 MILES NORTH OF BAILEY
SNOW  MEASURED AT 2.5 INCH   TOP OF CROW HILL
 
06:09 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO   –   ESE CASTLE PINES
SNOW  MEASURED AT 5.0 INCH    
 
06:00 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
BOULDER COUNTY, CO   –  2 MILES WEST OF BOULDER
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 9.1 INCH    
 
05:52 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, CO   –  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EVERGREEN
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 10.0 INCH    
 
05:50 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO   –  4 MILES EAST OF PARKER
SNOW  MEASURED AT 5.8 INCH    
 
05:38 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
ADAMS COUNTY, CO   –   6 MILES NORTHEAST OF THORNTON
SNOW  MEASURED AT 4.8 INCH    
 
05:30 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
DENVER COUNTY, CO   –  DENVER
SNOW  MEASURED AT 5.6 INCH    
 
05:22 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO   –  12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AURORA
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 6.2 INCH    
 
05:15 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
ADAMS COUNTY, CO   –   4 MILES NORTHEAST OF THORNTON
SNOW  MEASURED AT 4.4 INCH    
 
04:30 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: AMATEUR RADIO
BOULDER COUNTY, CO   –   LOUISVILLE
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 8.7 INCH    
 
04:20 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: NWS EMPLOYEE
BOULDER COUNTY, CO   –  1 MILE WEST OF BOULDER
HEAVY SNOW  MEASURED AT 8.0 INCH   NWS OFFICE
 
03:15 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: NWS EMPLOYEE
WELD COUNTY, CO   –  1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF FREDERICK
SNOW  MEASURED AT 3.8 INCH    
 
03:00 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: CO-OP OBSERVER
LARIMER COUNTY, CO   –  4 MILES EAST OF FORT COLLINS
SNOW  MEASURED AT 0.8 INCH    
 
01:30 AM   12/09/2008    REPORTED BY: TRAINED SPOTTER
PARK COUNTY, CO   –   N FAIRPLAY
SNOW  MEASURED AT 3.0 INCH    

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