A spring snowstorm rolled into the state April 15 through 17 and dumped wet, slushy snow on everyone.
According to information provided by Stacie Oulton, the City of Lakewood's public information officer, snowplows were ready for the storm with 12-hour snow shifts beginning at 3 a.m. Saturday, April 16.
Some street maintenance crews also had chainsaws in their trucks to respond to downed limbs or trees on the road.
The storm took its time building, and as of the April 16 only one inch of snow had accumulated on the grass and the pavement was clear. The heaviest snowfall didn't occur until the evening of the 16th into the morning of the 17th.
Green Mountain had 17 inches accumulated on grass areas and 10 inches on the pavement. Central and eastern Lakewood had 12 to 15 inches accumulate on grass and seven to 10 inches on the pavement.
The heavy snow did some damage to low-hanging or broken tree limbs, Oulton added. The biggest incident was on Belleview, which was closed for about 20 minutes while street maintenance removed tree debris from the road.
In the area of Hampden Avenue and Garrison Street, there were numerous tree branches hanging low enough over the road that snowplows could not pass under them without breaking them off.
The Washington Heights Arts Center closed on Saturday because of a power outage.
Lakewood parks staff reported significant tree damage primarily to ornamental trees such as flowering crab apple trees.
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Lakewood-ready-for-spring-storm,212040
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