That Rocky Mountain state has really caught it so far this season. Consider:
* Still 15 inches of snow in the ground in the Denver area (not counting drifts)
* 49 inches so far this season for Denver
* 93 inches of snow so far for Evergreen, Colo
* 30 inches still on the ground at Winter Park in North Central Colorado
* 40 inches at Bailey (again this does not include drifts)
* 22 below zero was the state low this morning at Jefferson. Low was 24 at Denver and 2 above zero at Castle Rock, located on Interstate 15 between Denver and Colorado Springs.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
(These are wind gusts measured by wind instruments, not an estimate. They were measured overnight and early this morning and none were associated with thunderstorms. Just straight-line winds)
* 115 mph near El Dorado Springs
* 89 mph 11 miles NW of Golden (west of Denver)
* 77 mph near Dacono in Weld County
* 89 mph 7 miles WNW of Berthod Pass (WNW of Denver)
