Longmont and Boulder County offices will be closed Monday, and it’s an online learning day in St.Vrain Valley School District as the area digs out from more than a foot of snow.
On his Longmont Rain & Snow Facebook page, retired National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Larison reported 18 inches of snow in north Longmont as of 6 p.m. Sunday, moving it to third place on his list of double-digit snowstorms since 1990. Tops on his list was a Dec. 20-21, 2006, storm with 23.7 inches.
The National Weather Service’s highest snow total in Longmont was 19 inches as of Monday morning.
In response to the storm, which arrived later than expected and delivered its biggest wallop on Sunday, the city extended weekend closures into Monday. Boulder County did the same, closing all its offices and rescheduling public meetings. The 20th Judicial District courts also are closed, as is the COVID-19 testing site at the Boulder County Fairgrounds.
City closures include:
- Recreation facilities and golf courses.
- Longmont Museum
- Waste Diversion Center
- Vance Brand Municipal Airport
- Longmont Public Library (including curbside service)
- The Senior and Youth centers, which have been closed throughout the pandemic.
- The Longmont Safety and Justice Center lobby. Call 303-651-8555 for assistance.
- Button Rock Preserve
- Union Reservoir
- Longmont Civic Center
- Longmont Service Center
- Longmont Municipal Court
- Development Services Center
Trash, recycling and compost collection are canceled Monday. All routes will collect materials one day behind the normal collection day, with collection Tuesday through Friday, according to a city news release.
Meals on Wheels delivery also is canceled Monday.
SVVSD classes will meet online, a decision that was announced Sunday.
“Due to forecasted inclement weather, Monday, March 15, will be an online learning day for all students and schools will be closed to in-person learning,” the district stated on its website.
During online learning days due to inclement weather, parents can still call schools to obtain excused absences for their students, according to the post.
The University of Colorado campus in Boulder is closed, as are all Front Range Community College campuses, including in Longmont.
View our list of closures and cancellations, which we’re updating as often as possible, here.
All Regional Transportation District bus routes also were suspended Monday morning.
Crews have been plowing and applying chemical treatments to Longmont streets since Saturday evening, with a focus on keeping through-travel lanes open, the city stated on its storm update webpage. Focus was set to turn to widening through-lanes on snowpacked arterial roads as the snowfall abated, according to the post, which also stated lower-traffic streets are snowpacked and urged motorists to use caution on overpasses, bridges, and at intersections.
Longmont Public Safety in a Facebook post on Sunday advised residents not to tackle the roads, stating it had to put chains on its 50,000- to 80,000-pound fire trucks for mobility.
A number of roads and highways throughout the state were closed Monday morning in response to the storm, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, as were the runways at Denver International Airport. The runways are expected to be closed through at least 2 p.m., according to DIA.
The latest statewide road closures can be found at cotrip.org.
Monday’s National Weather Service forecast calls for a high of 36 and 20% chance of snow, with a low of 19. Tuesday brings another 40% of chance snow, according to the NWS, with the high projected to hit 36.
