Avalanche Covers I-70; Records Fall: Boulder March Storm Report

BOULDER, CO -- Boulder County shivered through a weekend walloping of frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall over the last two days. Sunday's high broke the record for the lowest high on March 3, topping out at just 8 degrees and handily beating the 1943 record of 14. Weather spotters for the National Weather service throughout the county measured four to six inches of accumulation by the time the flakes finally died down Sunday night.

Elsewhere in the state, the Denver Post reported that the run-out from an avalanche spread across I-70 Sunday afternoon. Snowplows were able to clear the area, between Frisco and Copper Mountain, within about 90 minutes, and no injuries were reported.

WOW! This is terrifying! Just got this video from the view of a car going eastbound on I-70 yesterday around 5 p.m. Thankfully, no cars were buried. No one was hurt. #cowx pic.twitter.com/OOiy5mEvN9
— Marshall Zelinger (@Marshall9News) March 4, 2019

Boulder remains under a windchill advisory through 9 a.m. this morning, with wind-adjusted temperatures hitting between 15 and 25 degrees below zero throughout the state. The temperatures could cause frostbite on exposed skin in less than 30 minutes.

Temperatures are expected to stay cold today, topping out at 20 degrees before another night in the single digits. More seasonal temperatures and a warming trend will return Tuesday through Thursday.

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