Colorado Storm =
- Hitting now until Sunday
- 2-4 feet of snow forecast in the mountains
- 10-13″ of snow forecast in the foothills
- 8-16″ of snow forecast in Denver
- Winter Storm Watches & Winter Storm Warnings issued by NOAA
“Updated weather briefing for the storm moving into the region today and continuing through Saturday night. 10 to 13 inches possible for the lower foothills with 8 to 16 inches over Denver. Actual accumulation will be less due settling and the high water content. Travel caution is advised for the mountains with up to 4 feet possible over the higher elevations” – NOAA Denver, CO today
WINTER STORM WARNING for LOVELAND PASS:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 110 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...STRONG AND POTENT STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM NOW MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA AROUND MID NIGHT TONIGHT. THIS STORM IS THEN EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND IMPACT COLORADO WEATHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTAIN HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO DOWN POWER LINES. THE LATEST COMPUTER FORECASTS ALSO INDICATE THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL ENOUGH ON THE NORTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS FOR PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW ALONG THE I- 25 CORRIDOR BY LATER THIS EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING OVER THE PLAINS BY MID NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE PLAINS AND PALMER DIVIDE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FAIRPLAY... HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 17 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES COULD BE LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED AND SNOW PACKED ROADS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.
