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“Powerful spring storm headed to Colorado from the northwest could drop as much as four feet of snow in the mountains.” -Denver Post
Buckle your seat belts Colorado because The National Weather Service is predicting 2-4 feet of snow at altitude by Sunday….winter isn’t over in The Rockies. Time to break out those powder boards for some April powder! Currently, NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning that starts today and goes till 6AM on Sunday.
NOAA Discussion
…STRONG AND POTENT STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THISÂ WEEKEND…
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST AND INTENSIFY OVER ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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 ISÂ EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGEÂ FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL WILL BEÂ HEAVY WHICH MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FROM BROKEN TREE BRANCHES TOÂ DOWNED POWER LINES.
THE LATEST COMPUTER FORECASTS ALSO INDICATE THAT TEMPERATURESÂ WILL BE COOL ENOUGH ON THE NORTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS FORÂ PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR BY LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALLÂ IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING DURING THE PRE- DAWN HOURS SATURDAYÂ MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THEÂ PLAINS AND PALMER DIVIDE FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
Winter Storm Warning
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AMÂ MDT SUNDAY…
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGHÂ SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW CAN BEÂ EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. ..HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF HIGHER EASTÂ SLOPES.
* WIND/VISIBILITY…NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS.
* IMPACTS…ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW-COVERED AND SNOWÂ PACKED…POSSIBLY LEADING TO ROAD CLOSURES. DENSE AND HEAVYÂ SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE TREES TO FALL…Â OR BRANCHES TO BREAK OFF. POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHERÂ CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OFÂ SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL INÂ AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…Â FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.