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Storm Summary Number 1 for Colorado and southeastern Wyoming Late

Season Snowstorm

NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD

900 PM MDT Tue May 05 2026



...Heavy snow forecast to impact much of Colorado and southeastern

Wyoming through Wednesday...



Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for the Rocky Mountain Front

Range into the adjacent foothills and Denver metro area.



Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for much of Colorado and

portions of Wyoming.



For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings

and advisories, please see www.weather.gov



At 800 PM MDT...A cold front was pushing south across the Central

United States with the tail end banked up against the Rocky

Mountains. National Weather Service Doppler Radar showed heavy

snow falling over southeastern Wyoming and Colorado, with moderate

snow spreading into the adjacent Plains. Snow began to fall this

morning and continued through the day today, with some of the

higher elevations in northern Colorado already reporting over a

foot of snow.



...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM

MDT Tue May 05 through 800 PM MDT Tue May 05...



...COLORADO...

BEAR LAKE                            20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE    

TRAIL RIDGE 6 N                      20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE    

ESTES PARK 2 SW                      15.0                    

SPICER 9 SSE                         14.8 SNOTEL ESTIMATE    

CAMERON PASS 9 SSW                   14.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE    

PINGREE PARK 3 WNW                   14.3 SNOTEL ESTIMATE    

RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE               13.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE    

GLEN HAVEN 1.2 N                      5.9                    

BRECKENRIDGE 2 SE                     4.6                    

NEDERLAND 4 NE                        3.0                    

NWS BOULDER                           1.4                    

VAIL 2 W                              1.2                    

DENVER INTL AIRPORT 1 SSW             0.9                    



...WYOMING...

BUFORD 6 NNE                         10.0                    

CHEYENNE 18.3 WNW                     9.6                    

FEDERAL 6 ESE                         9.0                    

HORSE CREEK 12 SSE                    7.0                    

SOUTH GREELEY HIGH 2 S                7.0                    

LARAMIE 1 E                           6.3                    

WARREN AF BASE 2 ENE                  5.5                    

LANDER 8.7 SSE                        5.0                    

BURNS 6.0 WSW                         3.5                    

ROCK SPRINGS 4.4 NNW                  3.0                    

CENTENNIAL 1.1 NNE                    2.9                    





Heavy, wet snow will continue across southeastern Wyoming and

Colorado through Wednesday. Additional snowfall amounts of 6-12

inches are expected for the Denver metro area and foothills, with

higher amounts forecast for the higher elevations. Snow will cause

major travel disruptions, particularly along the I-25 and I-80

corridors, with the worst travel conditions expected during the

Wednesday morning commute. The heavy nature of this snow will

likely lead to downed tree limbs and power outages. Snow should

gradually taper off from north to south by Wednesday evening.



The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction

Center at 900 AM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather

Service office for additional information on this event.



Dolan

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