Weather
NOAA is forecasting a strong storm that will hit Colorado tonight through Saturday that will drop 12-24″ of new snow on Colorado. ย A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Colorado.
“A strong storm system will deepen across the four corners region overnight and track across southern Colorado on Friday. Ahead of this system, there will be a slight chance for severe storms across far northeast Colorado. This storm system will also bring much needed precipitation to north central and northeatern Colorado. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the mountains and foothills where 12 to 24 inches of snow is possible. At lower elevation…a mix of rain and snow will fall… with 2 to 4 inches of heavy wet snow possible along the Front Range Urban Corridor. Higher amounts could be seen closer to the foothills and over the Palmer Divide. The storm system will begin to move out of the area on Saturday.” – NOAA Denver
COLORADO WINTER STORMย WARNING:
…SPRING STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN COLORADO THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA EARLY ON THURSDAY AND SLOWLY SHIFT EAST THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO COLORADO FRIDAY. MEANWHILE MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WET HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND SPEED OF THE STORM SYSTEM HEAVY SNOW COULD LINGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS WELL.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 36 INCHES POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ALONG THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR THERE WILL BE A MIX OF RAINAND SNOW WITH MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE PLAINS. SOME AREAS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR MAY SEE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. IF TEMPERATURES END UP BEING A FEW DEGREES COLDER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WOULD INCREASE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR.
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY…
* TIMING…SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THURSDAY AND IS EXPECTEDTO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET.
* WIND/VISIBILITY…EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITHGUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILEAT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL.HEAVY SNOWFALL ON POWER LINES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
