Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Fire Concerns in the Southern High Plains and Southwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Severe storms, including large hail, wind, and perhaps a couple of tornadoes, are possible in the central Plains. Dry, windy conditions and lightning from dry thunderstorms may produce hazardous fire conditions in the Southwest and southern High Plains. Late-season snow is expected in the Northwest and the Great Basin. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

A potent and very moist spring storm produced heavy rain and snow across much of north central and northeast Colorado from May 17th through the 19th. Precipitation amounts across the I-25 Urban Corridor ranged between 1.5 and 4 inches. Greeley received between 4 and 5 of precipitation with some parts of town measuring over 5.5 inches. In addition, this storm produced very heavy snow over the northern Colorado mountains and foothills with amounts ranging between 1 and 4 feet. The highest snowfall totals occurred over the foothills of Boulder and Larimer Counties. On the plains, rain changed to snow along the I-25 corridor early Thursday morning, with accumulating snow falling Thursday and Thursday night. Some tree damage occurred with several inches of snow accumulating from Fort Collins southward through Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver, down onto the Palmer Divide.

Lily Lake (just south of Estes Park in Larimer County) Thursday afternoon.

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Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Fire Concerns in the Southern High Plains and Southwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

May 17-19, 2017 Spring Storm Wrap-up for Northeast and North Central Colorado