May Snowstorm Hits Colorado And Wyoming; Will It Reach The East Coast?

Winter is coming? The calendar might mark May, but it looks like the weather did not get the memo.

A snow storm broke on May Day, covering Colorado, Wyoming and other parts of the Midwest with a round of wet snow. Strong winds have made travel difficult in southeastern Wyoming, but Denver's airport has not been majorly impacted.

As surprising as a spur of snow may seem improbable this late in the year, it is not unheard of in Colorado. The average date for the last snow of the season in Denver is April 26, but the record for the latest snowfall ever was set June 12, 1947, according to the National Weather Service.

The snow is welcome in Colorado and Wyoming because it boosts the snowpack that provides the region's water supply. But the rapid change of temperature is surprising even for weather forecasters. As CNN meteorologist Kathy Sabine said, it's "crazy temperature contrast."

According to FOX's radar, the storm is moving north, so the East Coast might be spared of the cold spread. But, as weather history has taught us, nothing is sure.