BoulderCAST

That quiet Sunday morning was lovely wasn’t it? But the sun is unfortunately gone as as powerful spring storm is digging into the West, already lighting up hazard maps from California to Montana to Kansas with snow, fire and wind warnings. For the Front Range, the approaching system will provide another round of widespread, soaking precipitation with the target once again on Boulder and Larimer Counties.

After a round of scattered showers and storms during the day Sunday, including some severe ones east of Denver, a more widespread precipitation shield will develop overnight and continue into Monday, with the Foothills grabbing accumulating snow and the lower elevations flirting with a few wet flakes as well. We break down the timing of everything, the most likely precipitation and snowfall totals, the post-storm freeze risk, and what this storm means for our ongoing drought.

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