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Title: This Week in Weather
Late-Season Snowstorm Breaks Records
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A late-season snowstorm dropped record amounts of snow 
in Wyoming  and Colorado from March 13-14, 2021.

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More than 30  inches of snow fell in Cheyenne, and 27 inches 
at the Denver International Airport, both records.

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NOAA satellites helped forecast the snowstorm and provide early warning.

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They also monitored conditions throughout 
the storm and tracked snow cover.

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GOES-16 lightning data over eastern Colorado 
showed rare thundersnow conditions

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Residents in Colorado noticed a layer of brownish snow.

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It was dust transported nearly 800 miles 
from Mexico and tracked using GOES-16 imagery. 

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NOAA’s satellites provided complementary measurements 
for a complete picture of this historic storm.

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