Pin = Boulder. GREEN = Blizzard Warning. LIGHT PINK = Winter Storm Warning. BLUE = Winter Storm Watch. PURPLE = Winter Weather Advisory. BRIGHT PINK = Red Flag warning… yes, Colorado is on fire, baby!
Colorado is going to get pummeled by snow and wind Tuesday and Wednesday. Even Boulder has 4-7″ of snow forecast from this one. The mountains are forecast to see up to 16″ of snow.
“A potent Winter Storm will impact north central and northeastern Colorado Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. This storm has the potential to produce heavy snow in the northern mountains and blizzard conditions on the plains.” – NOAA Denver, CO
Right now in Colorado, NOAA has a:
Blizzard Watch for the plains including Boulder
Winter Storm Warning for the northern mountains including the Gore Range
Winter Storm Watch for Rocky Mountain National park and surrounding mountains
Winter Weather Advisory for a huge swath of Colorado’s mountains including Aspen, Telluride, and Steamboat Springs
There’s even a small Winter Weather Advisory issued for the hills next to Colorado Springs that is forecasting 4-8″ of snow
Track of the storm about to pummel Colorado. image: noaa
The Blizzard Watch is calling for 4-7″ of snow for Boulder:
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 6500
FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. - NOAA Denver, CO today
Pin = Boulder, CO. GREEN = Blizzard Watch.
The Winter Storm Warning is calling for 10-16+” of snow in the mountains of north central Colorado including the Gore Range.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. - NOAA Denver, CO today
Pin = 10,692-foot Gore Mountain. PINK = Winter Storm Warning including the Gore Range.
The Winter Storm Watch is calling for 6-12″ of snow in Rocky Mountain National Park and the mountains surrounding the park.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. - NOAA Denver, CO today
Pin = Rocky Mountain National Park. BLUE = Winter Storm Watch including Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.
The Winter Weather Advisory is calling for 6-12″ of snow all over Colorado’s mountains including Aspen, Telluride, and Steamboat Spring.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES.- NOAA Denver, CO today
Pin = Aspen. PURPLE = Winter Weather Advisory.
“Another fast-moving winter storm will bring a quick dose of snow and rain to the area Tuesday through Wednesday morning. The cold front should move through eastern Utah and western Colorado from late morning through the afternoon. A Winter Storm Warning was issued for the northern mountains above Steamboat Springs and the Flattops Wilderness, where 10 to 16 inches of snow are expected. Across the rest of the Colorado and Utah mountains from 4 to 10 inches of snow are expected and a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect.” – NOAA Grand Junction, CO
Right now, Loveland, Arapahoe Basin, & Keystone ski resorts are open in Colorado. On Wednesday, Copper Mountain & Wolf Creek will open for the season.
After this big storm blows through, we suspect that even more Colorado ski resorts will announce opening dates this week…
Very high probability of snow in Colorado on Wednesday.
THE 4 SNOW ADVISORIES in
COLORADO THIS WEEK:
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BLIZZARD WATCH for COLORADO:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
305 PM MST MON NOV 9 2015
...A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT COLORADO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
BE MOVING OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND UNDERGOING RAPID
INTENSIFICATION. RAIN SHOWERS ON THE PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BECOMING STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. VISIBILITIES ON THE PLAINS WILL BE RESTRICTED BY THE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE PLAINS COULD
BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX OF WEATHER.
LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 6500
FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE.
* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE MORE EXPOSED AREAS.
* IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WAYS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
ALSO PRODUCE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK ROADWAYS...A SEVERELY RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES IN THE MORE OPEN AREAS. HIGHWAY 287 FROM FORT
COLLINS TO THE WYOMING STATELINE WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING for COLORADO:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
411 PM MST MON NOV 9 2015
CORRECTION FOR TIMING AND IMPACTS FOR COZ005
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ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
411 PM MST MON NOV 9 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO
NOON MST WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...THEN
NORTHWEST NORTHWEST TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOWPACKED AND UNMAINTAINED ROADS
WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
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WINTER STORM WATCH for COLORADO:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
305 PM MST MON NOV 9 2015
...A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT COLORADO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
BE MOVING OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND UNDERGOING RAPID
INTENSIFICATION. RAIN SHOWERS ON THE PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BECOMING STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. VISIBILITIES ON THE PLAINS WILL BE RESTRICTED BY THE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE PLAINS COULD
BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX OF WEATHER.
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH. EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE TIMBERLINE WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH VISIBILITIES
REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED ESPECIALLY OVER THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for COLORADO:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
411 PM MST MON NOV 9 2015
CORRECTION FOR TIMING AND IMPACTS FOR COZ005
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO
NOON MST WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE AFTERNOON...
THOUGH THE MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED...WITH AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
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