{"id":1374,"date":"2009-03-27T09:11:09","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T16:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2009-03-27T09:23:29","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T16:23:29","slug":"denver-blizzard-moves-out-as-the-digging-out-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/denver-blizzard-moves-out-as-the-digging-out-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver blizzard moves out as the digging out begins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thornton begins digging out from the March Blizzard of 2009. This image is from our webcam as the storm really began in earnest just before noon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sun is already beginning to shine in the wake of Denver\u2019s biggest snowstorm of the 2008 \u2013 2009 winter season.\u00a0 The storm was also Denver’s biggest since December 2007 when a series of storms dumped more than 30 inches on the city.\u00a0 While the snow brings much-needed moisture to the parched Front Range, it was a stark contrast to the 70 degree temperatures of just a few days ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here is Thornton we received 11.4 inches of snow from the storm which increases our season total to 38.1 inches.\u00a0 While yesterday’s snow helps, that is still barely half of what we average in a season so much more is needed if we want to make up lost ground.<\/p>\n

Cold and wind were also part of the story.\u00a0 Thornton’s high temperature yesterday was 35 degrees but that occurred before 11:00am.\u00a0 Once the storm arrived, the mercury plummetted 15 degrees and we saw temperatures in the mid-teens.\u00a0 Winds are what made the storm a blizzard and we had plenty of that with gusts to 33 mph.\u00a0 The cold temperatures and wind coupled to give us wind chills in the low single digits and Thornton actually recorded a maximum wind chill of 1.3 degrees below zero.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out these two Thornton weather stories from the blizzard:<\/p>\n