A weak storm and associated jet streak moved across Colorado on the evening of February 20th producing bands of moderate snowfall for a brief period. Southeastern portions of the Denver Metro area were hit hardest. Let’s take a look at the totals.

As expected, a bulk of the snow bands developed across southeast Denver. Here’s what the radar looked like near the middle of the event.

Shown below is our snowfall forecast map with actual storm totals overlaid in boxes. Green boxes indicate that our forecast verified to within one inch of the observed snowfall. Red did not. Officially Boulder reported 0.4″ of snow and Denver reported 1.2″. The highest totals, around 3 to 4″, were observed in the Aurora/Parker area.

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Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at L3Harris Technologies in Boulder.

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