A strong northwesterly flow with enhanced bands of moderate to heavy snow developed across the northern mountains and northeast plains of Colorado. The heaviest snowfall occurred near Rabbit Ears Pass with a storm total of 44 inches, while 40 inches was recorded near Mount Zirkel.  Elsewhere across the northern mountains and in Grand Valley, storm totals ranged from 14 to 32 inches, heaviest in the mountains north of the I-70.  Across the Front Range Foothills storm totals range from 6 to 16 inches.  Over the northeast plains, storm totals from 6 to 12 inches were observed, heaviest along and north of I-76 and near the foothills.  Lesser amounts of 2 to 5 inches were reported to the south of the I-70 and I-76 corridors, and over northeast Weld County and Morgan County.

Winter Storm in WEST JACKSON & WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET, COLORADO
From 04-JAN-22 14:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

Storm totals included:  44 inches near Rabbit Rars Pass; 40 inches, 4 miles south of Mount Zirkel; 22 inches, 11 miles south of Rabbit Ears Pass; 19 inches, 10 miles northwest of Coalmont.

Winter Storm in S & E JACKSON / LARIMER / N & NE GRAND / NW BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET, COLORADO
From 04-JAN-22 14:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

Storm totals included:  30 inches, 6 miles west of Arapahoe Peak; 27 inches, 9 miles south-southeast of Spicer; 24 inches near Mount Audubon; 23 inches at Cameron Pass, 21 inches, 4 miles south of Longs Peak; 20 inches near Brainard Lake.

Winter Storm in GRAND & SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 06:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

Storm totals included:  14.8 inches, 7.7 miles north of Granby; 14.2 inches. 3.7 miles southwest of Grand Lake; 12 inches, 10 miles northwest of Kremmling; and 10 inches, 8 miles west-northwest of Kremmling.

Winter Storm in LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET / NW WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 15:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included:  6.8 inches just west of Loveland, 6 inches, 4 miles south of Fort Collins and 5 miles northwest of Wellington; 5.8 inches in northeast Fort Collins, and 5.6 inches, 4 miles west-southwest of Windsor.

Winter Storm in LOGAN COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 15:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included 12.4 inches near Sterling, and 7.2 inches in Iliff.

Winter Storm in SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 15:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included 8 inches in Holyoke.

Winter Storm in C & S WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included:  7.6 inches, 6 miles northeast of Nunn; 7 inches near Greeley and 6.5 inches near Firestone.

Winter Storm in BOULDER & JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET / W BROOMFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included:  8.4 inches near Niwot, 8.3 inches near Louisville, 7.3 inches near Longmont, 7 inches near Erie, Lyons and Marshall, with 6 inches in Broomfield and Westminster.

Winter Storm in S & SE GRAND / W CENTRAL & SW BOULDER / GILPIN / CLEAR CREEK / SUMMIT / N & W PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 06:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

Storm totals included:  30 inches at St. Mary's Glacier; 18 inches near Silverthorne, 17.5 inches at Breckenridge, and 17 inches at Berthoud Pass and Loveland Pass.

Winter Storm in PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 15:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included 7 inches near Marks Butte.

Winter Weather in JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 06:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals included 11 inches near Walden.

Winter Weather in N DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET / DENVER / W ADAMS & ARAPAHOE COUNTIES / E BROOMFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches.

Winter Weather in C & E ADAMS & ARAPAHOE COUNTIES, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals ranged from 1 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather in MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches.

Winter Weather in WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather in NE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
From 05-JAN-22 12:00:00 to 06-JAN-22 03:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches.