Big Snow Headed For CO, UT, & WY | 9-18″ of Snow For Utah Today-Tuesday Morning

Chris Wallner | | Post Tag for WeatherWeather
Purple: Winter Weather Advisory. Blue: Winter Storm Watch. Image: NOAA

Once again, much of the West is about to get hit with another Winter Storm. In most areas, snow moves in today and lasts through Tuesday.

9-18″ of snow is forecasted to fall in Utah Today-Tuesday Morning.

NOAA Has Issued Winter Weather Advisories For:

  • Utah
  • Wyoming
  • Colorado

NOAA Has Issued A Winter Storm Watch For:

  • Wyoming
7 day snowfall total. Image: Tropical Tidbits
7 day precipitation forecast. Image: NOAA

Snow levels are expected to be relatively high in Colorado & Utah, around 8,000-10,000ft. In Wyoming, snow levels will be around 5,000ft, making for substantial snow accumulations above that elevation.

Additional Storm Information:

Snow for Utah. Image: NOAA Salt Lake City UT
Active weather. Image: NOAA Salt Lake City, UT

Utah: 9-18″ of Snow Today-Tuesday Morning

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9-18 inches.
- NOAA Salt Lake City, UT
Snow is on the way. Image: NOAA Boulder, CO
Big snow is on the way. Image: NOAA Pueblo, CO

Colorado: 8-14″ of Snow Tonight-Wednesday Morning

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 to 14 inches with locally higher amounts
  above 10,000 feet.
- NOAA Boulder, CO
Snow moving east. Image: NOAA Riverton, WY
Snow for southeastern Wyoming. Image: NOAA Cheyenne, WY

Wyoming: 10-20″ of Snow Tuesday Morning-Tuesday Night

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 to 20 inches with locally higher amounts possible.
- NOAA Cheyenne, WY
6-10 day temperature outlook. Image: NOAA
6-10 day precipitation outlook. Image: NOAA

Utah Winter Weather Advisory:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
303 AM MDT Mon Mar 27 2017

Wasatch Mountains South of I-80-Western Uinta Mountains-
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs-Central Mountains-
Including the cities of Alta, Brighton, Mirror Lake Highway,
Scofield, Cove Fort, Koosharem, and Fish Lake
303 AM MDT Mon Mar 27 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM MDT TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
Winter Weather Advisory for snow...which is in effect from 9 AM
this morning to 10 AM MDT Tuesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...The Southern Wasatch Mountains, Western Uinta
  Mountains, Wasatch Plateau, Book Cliffs, and Central Utah
  Mountains.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9-18 inches.

* TIMING...Developing this morning and becoming heavy at times
  through tonight before dissipating tomorrow.

* WINDS...Northwest gusts up to 40 mph tonight into tomorrow
  morning.

* IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions are expected to develop
  where heavier precipitation sets up today. From this evening
  into tomorrow morning, winter driving conditions will become
  more widespread. Pockets of blowing snow may develop tonight
  near exposed ridgelines.

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