Late-season snowstorm strikes Colorado and Wyoming in early May
A significant springtime snowstorm is forecast to hit Colorado and Wyoming on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Denver expecting 2 to 8 inches of snow and higher elevations potentially receiving up to a foot. The storm arrives after Denver experienced its driest winter on record and currently sits about 20 inches below average snowfall for the season. A dramatic temperature swing will follow, with Denver dropping from 75°F on Monday to the lower 40s on Tuesday.
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AP frames the event as season's biggest snowfall and operational concern (power lines, utilities on standby), while ABC emphasizes late-spring gift to sagging snow totals and broader weather contrasts across the nation.
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“Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggest”
“Colorado braces for significant late-spring snowstorm”
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