With 18 to 24 inches of snow falling on Boulder Wednesday, a light snow continuing on Thursday, it will be some cold and wet trick or treating for Halloween. I took these pictures at about 9 p.m. Wednesday night on my front yard, and another of my patio with deck furniture buried.

Some power outages were reported in the west part of the city as tree limbs started to fall, but generally the streets were OK since road crews had good warning about the storm and seemed to be prepared.

A record-breaking storm for October is going to make it hard on Boulder's trick or treaters.

The weather's not great for cooking out on your patio.

Winter wonderland

(This article also appeared in Jerry Lewis’s “Boulder Report” blog.)

Other articles by Jerry Lewis

• How to "get social" with morning coffee in hand - October 13th, 2010
• Breast cancer survivors are "Bosom Buddies" - October 6th, 2010
• Fresh crop of local innovators - August 26th, 2010
• Enhance your iPhone camera with photo apps - July 21st, 2010
• What will Boulder look like in 2035? - June 2nd, 2010
• Mars tests "sustainable" chocolate in Boulder - April 25th, 2010
• Professional women name 2010 "Young Careerist" - April 22nd, 2010
• Photos of a day that felt like spring - March 14th, 2010
• A new plaque honors Arapaho Indians - February 20th, 2010
• Mardi Gras-themed Boulder fund-raiser to benefit Red Cross Haiti relief - February 17th, 2010