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Updated at 6:31 p.m. ET: A powerful storm walloped eastern Colorado and western Nebraska with the region's first heavy snow of the new year on Friday, closing schools, disrupting hundreds of flights at Denver International Airport and creating blizzard conditions on the High Plains.
A foot of snow piled up in the Denver metropolitan area, with up to 2 feet reported in the foothills west of the city, said Frank Cooper, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.
The storm also dumped heavy snow on parts of western Nebraska, with more than a foot measured on the ground in the Sand Hills region about 40 miles north of North Platte, the Weather Service reported.
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Hack Hyland, of Hyland Outdoor, shovels the sidewalk of a client whom he often helps during snowy weather, near downtown Denver on Friday.
The state Legislature in Lincoln, canceled public hearings in anticipation of the storm, which interrupted an unusually snowless western Nebraska winter.
"It's a pretty big system," weather forecaster Cory Van Pelt in North Platte told Reuters. "We've had some accidents that closed some roads."
By the time the storm wraps up Saturday, Denver could see up to 2 feet in some areas, with up to 4 feet in some areas of the foothills, according to the Weather Service.
The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel reports.
"Roads across the entire Front Range, southwest Colorado and the central mountains are icy and snowpacked, and high winds are making travel and snow removal difficult," the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a media release, according to The Denver Post.
The snowfall spread Friday afternoon to extreme northwestern Kansas, as forecasters predicted accumulations of 6 to 12 inches there through Saturday morning.
Blizzard or winter storm warnings were posted for northwestern Kansas on Friday, but Weather Service meteorologist Mark Buller said forecasts of winds of 20 to 30 mph may be downgraded.
Updated at 2:49 p.m. ET: Airlines reported more than 600 flight cancellations Friday at Denver International Airport due to a powerful winter snowstorm that swept across Colorado as it headed east.
The storm brought blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.
The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy.
Barry Guiterrez / EPA
Arvada Firefighters Jeremy Gacceta, 34, left, and Tristan Exner, 34, right, clear snow from the front of Arvada Fire Station 7 in Denver.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed portions of Interstate 70 east of Denver International Airport to Limon, stranding truckers. Interstate 25 north and south reopened after numerous accidents were cleared.
The National Weather Service said snow was falling at 2 inches an hour on the Eastern Plains, producing some blizzard conditions.
According to The Weather Channel’s real-time updates, roughly 8 inches of snow had fallen at the Denver airport by early afternoon, with reports of 3 to 4 feet of snow in the foothills.
Original story: DENVER-- A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.
The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25, the two main arteries crisscrossing the state. The National Weather Service said snow was falling at 2 inches an hour on the Eastern Plains, producing blizzard conditions.
According to The Weather Channel’s real-time updates, roughly 8 to 10 inches of snow has fallen in Denver with an additional 6 to 10 inches of snow expected.
"Roads across the entire Front Range, southwest Colorado and the central mountains are icy and snowpacked and high winds are making travel and snow removal difficult," the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a media release.
Colorado State Patrol spokesman Josh Lewis said non-essential staffers were told to come in at 10 a.m. and Gov. John Hickenlooper told state workers in the Denver metro area to stay home until 10 a.m. unless their jobs involved health and safety.
Transportation spokeswoman Becky Navarro said Friday eastbound I-70 was closed from Aurora to Limon and a ramp was closed on Interstate 25 in Denver because of numerous accidents.
One of the largest snow totals Friday morning was 18 inches in Pinecliff west of Denver, and snow totals were mounting rapidly along the Front Range and eastern Colorado.
The National Weather Service said snow will be moderate at times on Friday in Wyoming and Nebraska. However, winds could gust up to 35 mph and produce blowing snow from the southern Laramie Range to Sidney, Neb.
Cities in the Front Range urban corridor from Colorado Springs in the south to Fort Collins and Greeley in the north were under a winter storm warning.
‘Hammered’
The storm warnings prompted shoppers to stock up on food and liquor, while Colorado lawmakers canceled legislative work on Friday.
Stores in Denver reported brisk business Thursday night.
"The cheese wall is hammered, bread's kind of hammered, milk's kind of low," said Aaron McFadden, a manager at a King Soopers store.
Ted Vaca at Argonaut Liquor said customers were snapping up all kinds of drink.
"It was more like a Friday than a Thursday," he said.
The storm forced the cancellation of hundreds of arriving and departing flights at the Denver airport that had been scheduled through Friday night.
"Denver International Airport up to 505 cancellations. Average arrival delays at 1:49 according to the FAA," The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel posted to this Twitter feed Friday.
A Learjet ran off a runway at the Pueblo airport as the storm moved in, but investigators hadn't determined if the weather was a factor. None of the 10 people aboard were injured, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Many school districts announced they would be closed on Friday, including the two largest, in Jefferson County and Denver.
The storm could break into the top 10 list of the heaviest snowstorms in Denver history. The city's 10th biggest dumped 22.1 inches in 1912, NWS meteorologist Chad Gimmestad said.
Denver's record is 45.7 inches from a five-day wallop in 1913.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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I always facepalm when I see the stupid stuff people stock up on before storms. Cheese, milk, eggs, etc. Have fun with all that when the electricity goes out for a week.
It's good for a laugh when the dairy aisle is mobbed and the five other smart people in the store and I are quietly loading up our baskets with canned goods and non-perishables.
No need for the stuff to go bad. Here in Western North Carolina, when the power was out for 40 hours after a big snow a few years back, I put the perishables in some coolers, packed them with snow, tied them tightly, and left them outside in the snow. Didn't lose a thing.
Oops. I forgot to mention that I live in a very rural area. You couldn't do that in the city without feeding many of your neighbors.
Chris, your comment may hold true for a Gulf Coast hurricane, but in a Colorado blizzard, your back porch can easily double as your refrigerator.
How's that self-styled superiority tasting now?
Chad - October storm this year: 6 inches of wet snow took out power to almost my entire state followed by a week of 60-degree weather. How's that dick in your mouth taste?
Yea Chris, you really know how to survive, don't you? With snow you most likely will have freezing weather, and like Chad just mentioned, the back porch works as a great freezer if need be. They also make generators, run one for two hr.s per day, food in freezer stays frozen.
Guess you just can't admit when you've been taken to task for being not only arrogant, but wrong, Chris, which shows that in any given grocery store, you probably wouldn't actually be one of the six smart people wandering the aisles.
And honestly, what rubbishy state do you live in that six meager inches of snow could take down nearly the entire state's power grids? Or wait... were you exaggerating, perhaps?
Chris, it is extremely easy to keep perishables cold in a snowstorm. All of that wonderful snow does a great job keeping the stuff cool in a cooler or you can just leave it out in the garage which is usually about the same temp as a refrigerator or you can (heaven forbid) buy ice! Maybe instead of laughing at people you should learn from them. It is apparent you have a lot to learn. I am guessing you don't live in a state that gets much snow. Go ahead with your vile comebacks, a comback is only as good as the person making it, yours aren't very good.
Our power in West Virginia would always, and I do mean ALWAYS, go out during a major blizzard, once for ten days, usually four or five. We just socked away all the eggs, meat and dairy into a locked cooler and stuffed it down into the snow. Worked every time - never went wrong with mother nature's refrigerator.
Chad - the leaves were still on the trees and most of New England was without power for nearly a week. It was actually a major national news story, but I guess your memory isn't all that great, now is it?
Other chris - We get tons of snow. However, we usually get it, you know, in the winter, not before Halloween. All the leaves were still on the trees and it took down the entire power grid when the limbs came down. I had over five feet of snow in my back yard at this time last year and didn't lose power once; so spare me the whole, "Oh, you can't deal with snow" routine.
No worries, just use the back door as a fridge...
http://randommization.com/2010/02/10/the-best-thing-to-do-when-snows-all-around/
@Chris...you must be in the east.
I'm a mid-40s, native Denverite and I honestly don't remember ever losing power during a snowstorm. The only time I've lost my power in the 6+ years that I've lived in my current home near downtown is a couple summers ago when a transformer station had a fire and blew up. It took the city and power companies about 2 hours to reroute the electrical grid and get the power back on. That's the longest "black out" I've ever experienced in Denver.
Both Chrises, Hank, Chad, Sally Ann: I'VE HAD IT!! If y'all don't stop it right this minute, I'm gonna pull this blog over, turn it around, and we'll just go back home right now!! NO POOL!! NO ICE CREAM!!
Chris
You are correct. But they likely figure someone else will take care of them after the first day.
I'm up here in the Colorado mountains and we've had a foot so far -- still have power. And if I didn't, well, everyone else has already pointed out the obvious.
@ Chris, While all 6 of you "smart people" are clearing the aisles of all the cans of beanie weenies to eat for a week, the rest of us dumb folk have installed backup generators in our homes for just such an occasion. I'm fine with cooking and eating perishables that will not perish while you eat your cold non perishables in the dark for "smart people". Heheheh
Non Colorado natives can't seem to equate that winter storms here are no where near the nasty storms that wreak havoc on the grid along the plains and the northeast. It boils down to one thing, we don't get ice storms here.
Stock up with non-perishables, that's hilarious. What kind of third world state do you live in, Chris? Here in Colorado, we dont see a 20" snowstorm as the apocolypse, (most of us anyways) we see it as a day off for the lucky ones, or some extra shoveling (in other words, exercise) and money. Ski resorts cash in, snow melts and turns into water, (very valuable commodity in the west). Most of us stock up on beer or liquor of choice, maybe some eggs if you are out, and party (comfort) food and have a party. Snow is like money falling from the sky out here. Im gonna test out my wings recipe for Super Bowl.
"hun, I'm going outside to cut the grass. I can't believe how mild of a winter we are having this year."
"Ok sweety. I'll be in the back working on the garden."
"Hey Hun! Do you know where my shorts are?"
"In the Laundry room, folded on the dryer."
"Thank you!"
"HOLY @$#%!!!!!"
"GOD %$*&@*!!!wtf!!!"
"MOTHER$#@&%$#
"WHERE THE HELL IS THE DAMN SNOW SHOVEL?!!!"
Like they say in Colorado, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you may be in Utah. It just so happens that I live in Southern Utah. Not to be confused with the rest of the state northward. Coloradans everywhere will be just fine. There's something about living in the Rockies that eventually makes one prepared. Or die trying. Non perishables and darkness for Chris629--- Party time for rockymtnhigh. Hmmm Think I'd take the party anytime.
The only difference this storm is making to those of us in Wyoming is that they've shut down parts of the interstate. My neighbor had to reschedule her Dr.s appointment in Denver that was for today, and my son is supposed to be taking a trip tomorrow that will take him through Denver, may have to postpone. Where I'm at we aren't getting hit as bad as Denver, at least not yet, but if we did and the power went out, I wouldn't be too worried. Got firewood, and it's cold enough outside to keep refrigerated food just fine. Here in the Rocky Mountain west we don't sweat snowstorms.
Most people who have lived, or are living in areas where snowfall is common in the fall, winter, and sometimes even spring, know how to survive. Years ago, pre teen age era, our power was out for two weeks. But my parents had the foresight to realize this could happen and long before the blackout, had a generator installed, including the transfer switch.
And with a 500 gal propane tank to power the generator, we had power 24/7 until the normal power was restored. We also had neighbors sleeping on the floor in our house, as they had not looked ahead. It wasn't long before the neighbors also had generators.
One of the first things I did when I bought my modest home was purchase a generator, just in case I ever need it, I will have power for a few hrs per day. So everyone who does not have a generator, I suggest you purchase one. We may not have twisters, hurricanes, etc, but you just never know.
While it may be true that people could lose their power during a winter blizzard, it's pretty much a given that roads will be dangerous or impassible for a day or two due to a major storm. I think people mostly stock up on eggs and milk because they know it will be difficult to travel. And directly in response to the OP, the real "smart people" already have a disaster kit with a few days of food stocked at their home, and don't need to load up before a storm.
It sounds like not only a matter about whether the 'natives' know how to sweat out a snowstorm, but whether their area utilities companies want to jip some savings by having an excuse to leave the power off a few days.
Chris, the next week it was 60 degrees and you lost all your food? How much crap did you stock up on? Not sure a gallon of milk, two blocks of cheese and a few bottles of wine would make it a full week, but to each his own.
I lived in the high country for 16 years. I currently reside in Louisiana.........I'll take a snow storm over a hurricane any day!
Ah Chris you troll so well. Should we reward you for your obvious smarter than the rest attitude? No. The October storm you seem to love bringing up is over with. If you're citing stories from that period you don't know whether or not those people had back up generators or what. [Shrug]
Like most have said if the power is out, and it is because of a Snow Storm, 99 out of a hundred times you can keep it cold outside because it isn't going to suddenly jump up to 60.
A week later if it does get to 60, and you still don't have power where you live, there are other options. At least have the sense to go to the store and buy some ICE.
After a week most of that food should be eaten, if it isn't and you are starting to worry give it away to a homeless shelter.
Anyway you look at it, that whole; 'food spoiling in a blizzard', scenario is downright silly.
Snowstorms are integral to the environment here in Colorado. Last year, we had very little snow, we had winds, and, if anyone living here remembers, horrendous forest fires! I would much rather have the snow than the awful fires in Gold Hill in 2010 because of the dry conditions. Unless you live somewhere that is totally and are totally unprepared (you have no business living remotely if you cannot prepare), the snow storms are part of this part of the country.
There are always nut jobs out on the road, even those that know better, who case a mess for the rest of us who know how to drive here. I have yet to lose power, but, I know that in November and December of last year, there were power problems all over the front range of Colorado because of broken tree branches. Those types of snowstorms are fairly uncommon.
I always welcome the snow - it replenishes my soil moisture better than rain and I actually love watching it come down. I know it creates hardships for some, but, those can also be avoided. I get so mad when I hear the news teams on TV moaning and groaning about the snow - I always wish they would move to another state where they don't have any! I have even e-mailed them and offered to help them pack! They also gripe when it is hot, rainy or whatever. It must be part of the job description!
damn Chris, you annoyed almost everybody with your canned goods comment, guess you were on the end of the face palm
RwEvans,
Now that's funny, but so true this year. Had snow on the ground last year at this time. Today I'm thinking about getting the lawn mower out.
"Facepalm" an egg on your face there Chris? You are such a smart boy, er, dork.
I'm sitting in the middle of Denver with my laptop and my big screen on playing a little guitar, just had some eggs and crescents and haven't so much as seen a blip in the power. If it does go out it will be 3 days before it reaches 60 degrees in my house and it will prob be 68 outside by then so don't worry folks. we are fine and go easy on ol Chris. He can't help it he isn't from here and doesn't know we don't have ice storms. In his defense though there is a butt load of snow on the trees and that can break em but no cracking for now. Someone above mentioned 2 hours was the longest power out they ever experienced here and I concur. They usually get it up in about half an hour. My back hurts from all the shoveling though. :)
Pummeling CO? Where? I live in Colorado Springs and the NWS had us under a winter storm warning with 6 to 10" of snow. We have a whopping 1 1/2"! Oh no! Snowpaclypse! Big deal!
Areas just east of the Springs, like Monument Hill, Calhan and Peyton are reporting 6-15". US 24 is closed from Falcon to Limon. You also have to understand that before the storm starts forecasters don't know where exactly the highest snow totals will be. In Colorado, the storm doesn't "arrive" like in other places, it forms right on top of us. They issued the Winter Storm Warning for your location because there was a reasonable probability that you could see warning criteria snow totals.
I guess since it's not happening at your house it must not be snowing anywhere. Thanks for clearing that up.
I live in Lakewood and we have at least a foot of snow. People in the Springs might not get as much. Also, just an FYI - Holier than Thou Chris: Obviously you live in New England where the snow is wet (we call it Sierra cement). The snow here is dry and powdery, so the chances of it taking down the power lines in mid winter are slim to none. Chew on that (and your canned food) and stop being so smug.
Deb P.
There is a reason people like you are referred to as colrado C---suckers!
Also a Colorado resident (Englewood) here, though living overseas in the tropics now. (No snow! Hooray)! Even in the spring, when we get the wet snow in Colorado, it's very, very rare for widespread power outages to occur. I only remember ever losing my power one time, during a major blizzard in March of 2003... there were four- to five-foot drifts in my backyard (though the official totals were "only" 40" or so, the drifting was considerable). And still, the power was only off for a few short hours, and it wasn't widespread at all. In fact, it wasn't even my whole street, just the houses on my side.
Guess those electric companies in the northeast need some power distribution lessons or something if one storm can take down a whole state's power grid. Is the whole grid on only one transformer or something?
I live in Genesee...2 feet on my deck out of the wind. 4 at the end of my driveway from drifting.
No problem for my Honda...got to work 1/2 hr early.
No one on the roads.
My husband if flying in from Phoenix this morning....only 1/2 hr late.
GOOD JOB DIA AND UNITED !!!
Littleton, CO, it's still snowing but this is pretty tame compared to past storms. I saw civics and other small front wheel cars driving in this morning.
No snow out East? No problem!!! Eldora ski area west of Boulder got 20 inches overnight to go with their 44-inch base, and Southwest Airlines has said that they will resume operating inbound to DIA at 1:00 PM today too. I think that the forecasters predicted that the snow would continue a little longer today than it has, but I still have more than a foot here in Broomfield with 4-foot drifts on my back porch too.
http://www.eldora.com/
To "Skup"....did I say my house? No. Did I say it wasn't snowing anywhere? No. You must have a comprehension problem. I said Colorado Springs...and it wasn't just my area that was supposed to get lots of snow but didn't. Hope that makes it easier for you to understand...wouldn't want you to strain something.
Hey stephen P if you would have been watching the news at all last night, they said there was a strong northerly wind that was going to push most of it up north and to the eastern plains, that we woundn't get much at all, and we didn't so jump off skup, maybe just watch a little news once and awhile. I kew we weren't getting anything to speak of by 6pm. kktv was right on the money
Out here in SE Aurora. Over 2 feet according to my husband who's already been outside twice with the snowblower. But hey, snowstorms in Colorado mean a day off of work and school. The Nuggets and Lakers are still game on for tonight!
We don't complain about power outages here, we complain about side streets not getting shoveled. Thank goodness I live by an elementary school!
James D...no, I won't get off of skup. I do watch the news...but I also go by the NWS who GIVES KKTV their weather information. My point is - NWS Pueblo can't forecast for crap. They're wrong far more often than they're right.
@swooshz... That is exactly what we bitch about here. I always tell my boss hey if I can get up my hill on this side street the rest is wavy gravy... They never plow side streets here since the turn of the century.
Wish some of that snow had made it's way to the Northern Plains. Now they need the moisture.
It's never where you need it when you need it! :)
Yes they do, and it appears as though they are getting with this storm. Last year, the farmers had to replant their winter wheat 3 times. Those people who say that "snow should stay in the mountains" never think about the dry land farmers, OR, for that matter, those of us who have to water lawns, gardens, etc, have trees that need moisture, and wildlife on the plains. We have to pay for that water in the mountains. I say some of the pictures from Limon and that area on the noon news, and they are getting a bunch - the only problem is the wind, so it is blizzarding. But, they know how to survive, and the snow is welcome to them. And, it often snows where it is needed - the ski areas always get their share (well usually) and, if it snows there they do not have to rob streams of water to make snow!
They are just following the French Toast Alert system. Google it for a good laugh.
Sure thing The Cheat!
I Googled it. Too funny.
It is a serious storm though. We have employees in from several cities including Denver. We have just extended their stay here in Atlanta for a couple more days because of it.
Your map shows Aspen closer to Denver than Vail. I think you have flipped the names around
Major snow storm in the Rocky Mountains??? They must be hurting for stories this year.
There is a big difference between the weather along the front range (Colo Spgs, Denver, etc) and the mountains. The past few weeks we have enjoyed 50-60 degree days in Denver. The average snowfall for Feb. here is 9". I have about 14" on my porch now - still falling at 1-2" per hour. Sure glad I bought a snow blower this year!
DavInDnvr - Exactly.
Dave, Frosty will be very happy.
Denver's 2nd biggest is a 42" wallop on March 19th, 2003. That was astounding with depth totals in Conifer over 8 feet in places.
In that 2003 storm I spent an entire day shoveling my father's roof clear of over 6' of snow...and in the end it still collapsed anyway. Now that was a snow storm. This one is pretty bad with the wind and all but in the long run no biggie. Still no school today (teacher) so I'm going skiing.
I thought that was crazy! What ruler were they using for that one? We had 6 foot snow drifts in front of my house (in Denver back then). DIA measurements aren't even in the ballpark for the actual residential communities in Denver. Roofs were caving in. People died of CO2 poisoning because the air intake in their house was covered up from the outside. My office was closed for a week which didn't matter because I couldn't get off my block with 3 feet of snow on the roads.
But of course, the fact that the blizzard started the same day the war did, our little blizzard wasn't that big of a deal.
It's winter! There mystery solved!
But colorado is getting winters like alaska. I tell you it affects the animals and plants the most. Mr grover, the gop, & the rushbo don't care about poor people & care even less about the animals & plants. When you google 'animals climate change' you get over 91M hits.
Oh give it up marshal. I have lived in Denver most of my life, and the winters are basically no different than they were 50-60 years ago. This day last year the high was in the single digits, right now it's about 25 degrees. On top of the 34 official inches we've had, this storm at my location adds about a foot to that. The average total for the whole winter is about 60 inches and we are not yet to our heaviet snow months of March and April, sometimes May.
The streets are plowed, the lights are on, Dish is working, life is good.
No Colorado is getting winters like Colorado. What Wally said. It can snow on Labor Day, dumps of 3 feet along the Front Range can happen in October, and it can snow in May.
Get a grip.
I can clearly remember that on this same weekend last year, Denver had a snowstorm. My son had his 1st birthday party and barely anyone made it due to the weather My son turned 2 yesterday. And voila... it's another snowstorm on the same weekend. Grr... guess I'll make sure not to have his parties on his birthday weekend!
Most of my family lives in CO. They're hunkering down. Except my uncle. He's a cowboy. Rides fence looking for sick cows and such. To them it's a non-story. My kids though, they love the pics grandpa posts of the icicles on the trees and the foot of snow on the patio table. We're in San Diego, it's novel.
Finally!
Long as it doesn't hit New England! GO PATRIOTS!
GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Giants +3 1/2
What better place for snow in February than the 'Mile High City'. I hope the winter storm burns out over the city, I have no need for snow here in Indiana.
Actually, February is one of our driest months with an average of 6.6" for the whole month. We don't usually get big snow like they do in the mountains. You guys back East don't get that winters in Denver are pretty mild. That's okay - just stay where you are. We have enough people here already. ;0)
Right on, Deb P...
I'm a native Denverite, and people, especially in the east think that Denver is buried in snow most of the year. Of course, alot of them also think it's in a valley in the middle of the Rocky Mountains and all live next to a ski slope.
Our winters are pretty mild. While the New England states were buried in feet of snow and having weeks below freezing....we had bulb flowers like crocuses and daffodils coming last February. That's why this storm is a bigger news story than some people think it should be.....we've gotten almost twice as much snow in the last 12 hours than we had gotten for the season so far and the storm isn't even half way done with us.
Fact about Denver....it averages 300+ sunny days a year...more than Miami or San Diego.
zivo24
Bragging about being from denver is a ignorant and arrogant as bragging about being from mexifornia or texass.
C C
It's better than being from New Jersey Believer-123
The "native" thing drives me nuts. I, like many who have moved here, have done nothing but keep Denver a modern, great place to live, unlike the cow town you "natives" had in the 60s and 70s. If it was for only the "natives", would there be the baseball Rockies, the Avalanche, Lodo, as many ski resorts? Most "natives" I know dont even ski. Also, Denver is actually right on average for snow this year, this will push us way above. Funny how the so-called "natives" don't even pay attention to what's going on, or maybe they are just still stuck in 1978.
Believer-123: YOU are such a nasty person. Maybe you need a laxative!
@Tab, I hear you there. This has been the mildest winter I can remember. Go "Giants"!!!
And there is some wrong with cow towns? You sound like the PITA kalifornicators that brag about how much "better" Vegas is now that they got here and @!$%#ed it up.
@rockymountainhigh...
The reason us Denver and Colorado natives take so much pride in our home town and state is because we are kind of a minority in it...and because we consider ourselves very fortunate to have been born and raised in such a wonderful place.
Your post makes it sound like you came to Denver and found people still getting their water from creeks and pooping in outhouses and you personally built it into the world class city it is today.
Ya didn't.
Alot of people....from Denver and from other places...are responsible for making it the great place that it is.
You're the one who has a cowpie sized chip on your shoulder. I'm sorry that you weren't lucky enough to be born here.
The only thing you're right about in your post is that natives don't ski.
We don't drink Coors beer either.
And we're proud of it!
I am not bitter nor do I wear cow pies, thank you. I'm just saying you folks with the "native" bumper stickers and the like are silly, IMO. Last I checked, this land is your land, this land is my land. We (you in you self-proclaimed "native" form and myself, who happened to be born elsewhere in this great country) are fortunate to live here, but please don't put your "native" self on some pedestal above me because you were born within the man-formed borders of this great state. Do you not like the freedoms so many have fought for? It applies to all of this great country, I can guarantee you no one gave their life so that only those born in Colorado may live in Colorado.
zivo24
"The reason us Denver and Colorado natives take so much pride in our home town and state is because we are kind of a minority in it..."
You are right about that! And I'm one of the non-natives. Growing up, I didn't know one person actually FROM Colorado (of course I grew up near Buckley AFB). My husband is a native with GENERATIONS here and I think it's the weirdest thing. His dad went to Denver East, he went to Denver East, our nephew goes to Denver East.
I'm still shocked when I meet people who were actually BORN and raised here!
Send all the snow back over the mountains. It can snow all it wants up there. Most Colorado folks know how to get by in the snow, even if the power goes off. That's what gas heat and firewood is all about.
We moved to Pueblo, CO from Nebraska many years ago and yesterday we got another inch or two of a welcome wet snow. People here freak out whenever it snows or even just rains. Amazing how just an inch or two of snow delays or cancels everything. Just a wet road causes people to slow way down to go around a corner. Funny how desert living makes just a wet road a driving hazard. I grew up with 6 ft drifts every winter and hardly anyone had a 4 wheel drive. We just put weight in the back and learned how to drive, like get a run for the hills and slow way down on ice. Never saw people freak when it just rains until we got here though.
They don't freak out Xpert1, you're thinking of the California and Texas transplants.
You really must not get out much, huh? Where you came up with your observation could only be from the comfort of your living room. People in Pueblo "freak out even when it rains" and "an inch or two of snow delays or cancels EVERYTHING"? You sure you aren't still in Nebraska Xpert1? Where I live, people like you who drive the same idiotic ways, whether dry, wet, snow or frozen, are the reasons for the high highway death tolls. "Just a wet road causes people to slow down to go around a corner" YA!!!!!!! It's called common sense Xpert1!!!!!!!!!
That certainly explains those 2 jack-knifed rigs in between the guard rails by Stem Beach last night.
Hmm. Let's see if I get this right. Two inches of snow per hour, times thirty-six hours equals twenty-two inches of snow?That must be some of that obamma math that says everything is getting better economically.
And the lawmakers should have just made a law saying that the snow should not fall, after all they think they can fix anything else just by making another law. Running from the problem won't fix it.
What is this world coming to,,,Snow in CO in Feb, Golfing in Alberta,,yes some courses are open.. Gotta just love this global warming.
the only problem with golfing here right now is on most courses you HAVE to wear cleats because on the 1/2 inch of ice on everything but you are right no snow and normal where I live is about 3 feet
Hey "studio steve" - the Patriots aren't in New England right now - they're in Indianapolis for the the Super Bowl - so I guess they don't have to worry about snow hitting New England right now - duh!
Nice job at being completely irrelevant and witchy there Karen! Maybe studio steve lives in New England and was just commenting on how he hopes the storm misses that area. Who peed in your Wheaties this morning anyway??????
GO PATS
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Patriots !!!!!!! Who do they play hockey for anyways???
Darn global warming, errrr climate change, anyway. Oh wait, the largest snow fall was in 1913. Shame that the 'experts' were not alive back then, or we could have started banging that gong way back then and changing the way we live. Oh wait again, we did change the way we live and thus not near as many people will die from this massive snowfall.
Leave it to a Knee-jerk denier to bring up global warming in an irrelevant story.
I'm a pround denier, but would prefer the title of skeptic.
I am a rabid denier. Without global warming, we would still be in an ice age. I am also a computer geek who knows a lot about statistics so I know that with the right data people can prove that almost anything.
SouthArk, the fact that people can lie doesn't mean that they are. And the fact that you don't want to hear what the scientists are saying does not mean they are lying either. As for your point about the ice age, well duh -- but how is that relevant to whether it is happening now?
A tempest in a teapot...I'm in Boulder at the foot of the Rockies. Yes, we got snow but it is certainly no blizzard. The beauty of living in Colorado is you can have snow one day and warm weather the next...snow on the ground rarely lasts long. As for power outages during snowstorms, I guess I've been lucky. In the 42 years I've lived here I've seen very, very few and those that we did have lasted for hours, not days.
Hope the all have generators. Even a little one. We had 8 days w/o power here near Yosemite last year. Not much fun. Gas cooking(rather than electric) is the only way to go. A water storage tank for the well (20ft above the house) provided water.
I was going to drive from West Texas to Denver, CO to see a friend for her birthday. I will just have to postpone the trip for a week due to the Interstate closing. It is always a pleasant trip. The roads do get really bad and I have seen lots of wrecks in the icy conditions. I do pray everyone stays safe and warm. This weather does not seem unusual for the area. I drove a whole 3 mph the entire stretch from Denver to New Mexico on I-25 one time due to the snow and ice.
If you had driven up I-25 this time, you wouldn't have hit icy roads until Colorado Springs. You'd only have trouble if you tried to take the US 287 route this time
Driving over Raton Pass is a real nail biter in the winter time. I was on a greyhound bus in the fall and the bus hit a dead elk that was just hit in the road. Try that at 4 am at night for a wake up call. So winter time when I go to see my grand kids in Littleton, it is day trip all the way. I have lived in the NE(north NJ) and mid west and I will take a snow storm here any day.i live in Lubbock and we have received some real nasty snow storms,but our problem is now blowing dust storms. wish we could get some of that snow, it would keep the dust down.
As for stocking up on food before a storm, I have always kept a few days of extra can goods,can tuna,chicken,spam, along with dry powder milk and snacks crackers when they are on sale. So let some of that snow come down to the west Texas Plains. We would welcome it, no complaint.
Guess my son is digging out and plowing off the Denver Medical, he is a night supervisor in the ER. Guess he will be busy tonight. He loves the snow his two little girls born and raise in Denver are regular snow bunny.
I love it! Here in St. Louis, they stock up on break, milk and eggs(????), but in Denver they stock up on booze...now that is my kind of city!
Here in PA, it's always bread, eggs, & milk that people stock up on....I like to add wine to that :-)
Weather in PA has been pretty mild this winter...but once this storm comes east, then the grocery stores will be packed with people stocking up.
got a 30 pack of Stones, a case of Blue Moon, 2 bottles of Fireball and some bread and peanut butter, I am prepared to weather this thing out.
That ain't enough stones for snow fluries. Get back there and get more.
Ohly-Crahp! you mean to tell me that it snows in Colorado? those poor warm weather souls:-(.....
moving to Denver! moving to Denver!! moving to Denver! @!$%# cant get through the drifts @!$%#sht@!$%#