COLORADO, USA — A spring storm system that moved into Colorado on Tuesday left several inches snow in Colorado's mountains, as well as some impressive rainfall readings across the Denver metro area and the Front Range.
Several parts of Colorado reported more than 10 inches of new snow Wednesday morning including Conifer, Westcliffe, Sawpit and Crescent Village. Rosita, located west of Pueblo, led all reports with 12 inches of snow.
Pueblo received more rain in the past 24 hours (1.99 inches) than the last eight months combined (1.96 inches).
Parts of the state are under a Winter Storm Warning until noon Wednesday, including parts of Elbert, Douglas, Jefferson, Park, Larimer, Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand and Chaffee counties.
Snow totals
Here are some snow totals for the April storm as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service:
- Rosita - 12 inches
- Sawpit - 10.5 inches
- Crescent Village - 10 inches
- Westcliffe - 10 inches
- Conifer - 10 inches
- Pinecliffe - 8.8 inches
- Leadville - 8.1 inches
- Pitkin - 8 inches
- Ridgway - 8 inches
- Genesee - 7.5 inches
- Aspen Springs - 6.8 inches
- Ouray - 6.5 inches
- Silver Cliff - 6 inches
- Woodland Park - 5 inches
- Vallecito - 5 inches
- Crested Butte - 4.5 inches
- St. Mary's Glacier - 4 inches
- Monument - 4 inches
- Silverton - 3.7 inches
- Evergreen - 3.5 inches
- Nederland - 3.3 inches
- Pennock Pass - 2.1 inches
- El Jebel - 2 inches
- West Vail - 1.9 inches
- Florissant - 1.5 inches
- Peterson Space Force Base - 1.5 inches
- Steamboat Springs - 1.5 inches
- Estes Park - 1.5 inches
- Skyway - 1.5 inches
- Crawford - 1.5 inches
- Jamestown - 1.3 inches
- East Vail - 1.2 inches
Rain totals
Here are some rain amounts as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service:
- Pueblo - 2.05 inches
- La Junta - 1.38 inches
- Lone Tree - 1.28 inches
- Lakewood - 1.18 inches
- Gross Reservoir - 1.1 inches
- Ralston Reservoir - 1.10 inches
- Wheat Ridge - 1 inch
- La Junta - 0.97 inches
- Aurora - 0.93 inches
- Colorado Springs - 0.92 inches
- Centennial Airport - 0.89 inches
- Aspen Springs - 0.83 inches
- Security - 0.83 inches
- Englewood - 0.82 inches
- Denver Water Dept. - 0.73 inches
- Greeley Airport - 0.62 inches
- Westminster - 0.58 inches
- Leadville - 0.57 inches
- Aspen - 0.55 inches
- Karval - 0.43 inches
- Rifle - 0.38 inches
- Lamar - 0.37 inches
- Montrose - 0.37 inches
- Loveland - 0.33 inches
- Fort Collins - 0.30 inches
- Limon - 0.27 inches
- Denver International Airport - 0.26 inches
- Burlington - 0.21 inches
- Springfield - 0.21 inches
- Trinidad - 0.20 inches
Additional totals will be added and numbers will be updated throughout the day.
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Colorado chain and traction laws
The CDOT urged travelers to be aware of chain and traction law codes before heading out on the roadway:
- Code 18/Commercial Chain Law: Commercial vehicles and trucks must have chains. Vehicles without chains can often lose traction, causing traffic delays and sometimes road closures. For the safety of the traveling public, it's critical to use chains to comply with Colorado's chain law.
- Code 15/Passenger Traction Law: All passenger vehicles must have appropriate all-weather tires with 3/16-inch depth. Vehicles must have one of the following: winter tires, tires with mud/snow (M+S) designation, chains or alternative traction devices such as an autosock. 4WD and AWD vehicles must have winter tires or all-weather tires.
- Code 16/Passenger Chain Law: All passenger vehicles need chains, except for 4WD and AWD vehicles with all-weather tires with 3/16-inch tread depth.
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