Issued by The National Weather Service
Grand Junction, CO
5:40 am MST, Fri., Dec. 4, 2009
... A PAIR OF STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND...
TWO STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK. THE FIRST STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING LIKELY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON MONDAY DURING THE MOST ACTIVE PHASE OF THE STORM. THIS STORM COULD BRING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGH CENTRAL VALLEYS. MEANWHILE... A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
AFTER A PERIOD OF DECREASED SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT... THE SECOND... STRONGER STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY. A SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LIKELY FUEL WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. IF THE LATEST PROJECTIONS ARE ACCURATE... MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR EVEN THE LOWEST VALLEYS. DEPENDING UPON THE ORIENTATION AND POSITION OF THE COLD FRONT DURING THIS EVENT... SOME VALLEYS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS... OR TRAVELING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SNOW PACKED HIGHWAYS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
Well, our wish for snow is going to come true. . .and just like I predicted last spring, our first big storm is going to come while Andy is out of town. I'm good! :) I think Hays is going to get the opportunity he has been begging for: to shovel the driveway! Oh boy. . .I cannot wait to drive to school (down the mountain) in this!
Christmas song tribute to the weather to come:
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. . . .
I know there's more snow up in Colorado than my roof will ever see. . . .
Walkin' in a winter wonderland. . . .
Grand Junction, CO
5:40 am MST, Fri., Dec. 4, 2009
... A PAIR OF STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND...
TWO STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK. THE FIRST STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING LIKELY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON MONDAY DURING THE MOST ACTIVE PHASE OF THE STORM. THIS STORM COULD BRING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGH CENTRAL VALLEYS. MEANWHILE... A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
AFTER A PERIOD OF DECREASED SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT... THE SECOND... STRONGER STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY. A SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LIKELY FUEL WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. IF THE LATEST PROJECTIONS ARE ACCURATE... MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR EVEN THE LOWEST VALLEYS. DEPENDING UPON THE ORIENTATION AND POSITION OF THE COLD FRONT DURING THIS EVENT... SOME VALLEYS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS... OR TRAVELING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SNOW PACKED HIGHWAYS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
Well, our wish for snow is going to come true. . .and just like I predicted last spring, our first big storm is going to come while Andy is out of town. I'm good! :) I think Hays is going to get the opportunity he has been begging for: to shovel the driveway! Oh boy. . .I cannot wait to drive to school (down the mountain) in this!
Christmas song tribute to the weather to come:
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. . . .
I know there's more snow up in Colorado than my roof will ever see. . . .
Walkin' in a winter wonderland. . . .
Comments
Have a blast watching Tiki see snow for the very first time. WOW
Laura
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