NOAA has issued Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories all over the Western USA Thursday – Saturday.
Up to 36+” of snow is forecast in Utah…
It’s not all good news, though… Many of these advisories are calling for Freezing Rain…
We’ve outlined it all state by state below.
GEM model showing big snow forecast across the west next 6 days. image: tropicaltidbits.com
NOAA has issued Winter Storm Watches today for:
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
12-24″ of snow forecast for Crystal Mountain, WA this week. image: noaa, today
NOAA has issued Winter Weather Advisories for:
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Big precip coming to the western USA with some places forecast to see over 10″ of liquid next 7 days. image: noaa, today
SNOWFALL FORECASTS THURSDAY ON by STATE:
Oregon = 5-10″
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY.
- NOAA Portland, OR today
image: noaa portland, or today
Washington = 12-24″
* TIMING...ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE CASCADESAND OLYMPICS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL OVER THE PASSES WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED.THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
BE NEAR SEA LEVEL SO ALL AREAS OF THEMOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW...INCLUDING
TOWNS AT LOWELEVATIONS.
- NOAA Seattle, WA today
Washington buried in snow yesterday from space. image: nasa, yesterday
Utah = 18-36+”
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 36 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON,WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
- NOAA SLC, UT today
image: noaa slc, ut yesterday
Wyoming = 18-28″
* TOTAL SNOWFALL...12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE GROS VENTRE RANGEAND
18 TO 28 INCHES ALONG THE TETON RANGE POSSIBLE. 8 TO 12INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE JACKSON VALLEY.
- NOAA Riverton, WY today
image: riverton, wy today
California = 2-10″
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH EAST OF TRUCKEE.
* SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING...THEN RISING TOOVER 7000 FEET LATE
THURSDAY MORNING WITH MIXED WINTERPRECIPITATION IN THE VALLEYS.
- NOAA Sacramento, CA today
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