Snow totals from December blizzard around Colorado

By Jonathan Ingraham December 14, 2022 | updated 3 years ago

Snow totals as reported by the National Weather Service from a December 2022 blizzard that hit eastern Colorado and parts of Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming. (National Weather Service)

A large swath of eastern Colorado is snowed under Wednesday after a mid-December blizzard dropped as much as 12 inches.

Gusty winds and heavy snow also whipped areas just east of Denver International Airport. Cities and towns in southeastern Colorado like La Junta, Las Animas and Rocky Ford received more than six inches.

The mountains of Colorado also received several inches of snow, with some higher elevations along and north of Interstate 70 getting over a foot of accumulation.

Snow totals as reported by the National Weather Service from a December 2022 blizzard that hit eastern Colorado and parts of Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming. (National Weather Service)

The official National Weather Service weather station at Denver International Airport reported approximately two inches.

Here are some Colorado snow totals for the December storm, according to the National Weather Service:

Burdett – 12 inches
Iliff – 10 inches
Skyway – 10 inches
Stoner – 10 inches
Coal Bank Pass – 9 inches
Steamboat Springs – 8.2 inches
La Junta – 7.3 inches
Sidney, Neb. – 7 inches
Las Animas – 6.5 inches
Red Mountain Pass – 6.5 inches
Pitkin – 6 inches
Rocky Ford – 6 inches
Redstone – 5.1 inches
Strasburg – 5 inches
Oak Creek – 5 inches
Elizabeth – 4.8 inches
Vallecito – 4.5 inches
Mancos – 4.5 inches
Hayden – 4 inches
Glenwood Springs – 4 inches
Durango – 3.9 inches
Bennett – 3.5 inches
Laramie, Wyo. – 3.5 inches
Silverton – 3.5 inches
Wray – 3 inches
Calhan – 3 inches
Meeker – 3 inches
Pagosa Springs – 3 inches
Crested Butte – 3 inches
Craig – 2.8 inches
Holyoke – 2.5 inches
Brush – 2.5 inches
Limon – 2.5 inches
Kremmling – 2.5 inches
Ouray – 2.5 inches
Creede – 2.5 inches
Vail – 2.4 inches
Yuma – 2.3 inches
The Pinery – 2.3 inches
Ridgway – 2 inches
Denver International Airport – 2 inches
Montrose – 1.5 inches
Cortez – 1.4 inches
Fraser – 1.3 inches
Buckley Space Force Base – 1.2 inches
Florissant – 1.1 inches
Lamar – 1 inch
Silverthorne – 1 inch
Castle Rock – 0.8 inch

Semis line the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 70 just west of Powhaton Road on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Aurora, Colo. Blizzard-like conditions caused the Colorado Department of Transportation to close eastbound I-70 from E470 to the Kansas State Line. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)

Jonathan Ingraham

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