A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for much of the Denver area. A winter storm has already dumped heavy snow across much of the area in this early season blitz. Breckenridge is already reporting over 18 inches of snow. The average date of first snowfall in Denver is October 19, so this is not as suprising at it would be on the East Coast.

Check with NWS for the latest snow reports. Below are some of this morning's reports:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
912 AM MDT MON OCT 10 2005

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0900 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 N STRASBURG 39.75N 104.30W
10/10/2005 12.0 INCHES ADAMS CO TRAINED SPOTTER

5 INCHES SINCE 545 AM. LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE.

0900 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 WSW ELDORADO SPRINGS 39.91N 105.33W
10/10/2005 10.0 INCHES JEFFERSON CO TRAINED SPOTTER

0842 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NE BRECKENRIDGE 39.52N 106.03W
10/10/2005 19.0 INCHES SUMMIT CO TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 AM SNOW SE DENVER 39.73N 104.96W
10/10/2005 5.4 INCHES DENVER CO TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 W JAMESTOWN 40.12N 105.45W
10/10/2005 9.0 INCHES BOULDER CO TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 9 SSE AURORA 39.58N 104.75W
10/10/2005 9.2 INCHES ARAPAHOE CO TRAINED SPOTTER

8 INCHES ON GRASS. 3 TO 6 INCHES ON ROADS/SIDEWALKS.

0650 PM HEAVY SNOW BRECKENRIDGE 39.51N 106.05W
10/09/2005 18.0 INCHES SUMMIT CO TRAINED SPOTTER

SNOWING STEADILY 1.0 INCH PER HOUR MOST OF THE DAY.