{"id":23753,"date":"2023-12-20T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=23753"},"modified":"2023-12-21T05:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:00:30","slug":"looking-back-denvers-holiday-blizzard-of-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/looking-back-denvers-holiday-blizzard-of-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back: Denver’s Holiday Blizzard of 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cars are buried under the heavy snow of the Holiday Blizzard of 2006. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leading up to the Christmas holidays of 2006 the weather was nothing extraordinary in the Mile High City \u2013 until the 20th of the month. Temperatures at the middle of the month had entered into the 60\u2019s and Denver residents were enjoying the warmth.<\/p>\n

A few short days later, that all changed in a big way. A slow moving low pressure system coupled with upslope flow and copious amounts of moisture provided the perfect setup for a historical winter storm whose effects would be felt for months. Snow began falling on the morning of the 20th and by the early afternoon blizzard conditions began to set in and it was obvious we were in for one heck of a storm.<\/p>\n