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Snow totals: Denver area wakes up to largest snowfall in years

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DENVER — Residents of the Denver metro area woke up February 25 to a blanket of snow, the largest two-day total since April of 2016.

Armed with measuring tape and rulers, Coloradans took to their yards to confirm what the National Weather Service reported: over a foot of snow in many areas.

Below is a time-lapse video of the overnight accumulation in Highlands Ranch.

The NWS has up-to-date snowfall totals on its website here. You can also follow the NWS Boulder Twitter page—which also covers the Denver area—for the latest forecasts and conditions.

Humans, meanwhile, were busy making sure they could get our of their homes.

Here are the snow totals from the NWS as of 11 a.m. Thursday:

The morning view in SW Denver
  • Arvada: 10.5 inches
  • Aurora: 11.5 inches
  • Boulder: 9 inches
  • Broomfield: 8.5 inches
  • Chatfield Reservoir: 12.5 inches
  • Cherry Creek Reservoir: 13 inches
  • Colorado Springs: 10 inches
  • Columbine: 12 inches
  • DIA: 9.6 inches
  • Downtown Denver: 11 inches
  • Eldorado Springs: 9.8 inches
  • Englewood: 16 inches
  • ESE Denver: 12.2 inches
  • Federal Heights: 12.8 inches
  • Firestone: 5 inches
  • Foxfield: 9 inches
  • Genesee: 9.5 inches
  • Golden: 8.5 inches
  • Highlands Ranch: 14 inches
  • Ken Caryl: 12.5 inches
  • Lakewood: 8 inches
  • Littleton: 15 inches
  • Lone Tree: 10 inches
  • Longmont: 6.5 inches
  • Manitou Springs: 9 inches
  • Northglenn: 9.2 inches
  • Strasburg: 9 inches
  • Thornton: 11 inches
  • Wheat Ridge: 9 inches

 

The snow day has been especially fun for four-legged residents (although some prefer to stay inside).

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