The National Weather Service in
Denver has issued a Winter Storm Warning for all of
northeastern Colorado, including the Drake, Glen
Haven and Storm Mountain areas, in effect from 6PM
MDT on Wednesday through 6PM MDT on Thursday.
RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY TURN
TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
EXPECTED TONIGHT, BEFORE DECREASING BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING.
REMEMBER, A WINTER STORM WARNING
MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
The complete text of this
official weather advisory can be found via the
link provided below.
This warning has
expired
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Winter
Storm Watch Wednesday night
through Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Service in
Denver has issued a Winter Storm Watch for all of
northeastern Colorado, including the Drake, Glen
Haven and Storm Mountain areas, in effect from
late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIER SNOW
WILL THEN SHIFT OUT EASTWARD OVER THE PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
EVENING. UP TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS.
REMEMBER, A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL.
STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
This Winter Storm Watch is no
longer in effect and has been upgraded to the
warning above.
Storm Mountain News is currently
facing a permanent shutdown effective April 24th,
2008. This is due to a lack of funding to continue
operation. In a last ditch effort to save this
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Darrell's wife, Bridget, was diagnosed with a rare
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This week's photo features another of our local, "Harbingers of Spring", an American Pussy Willow blooming along Storm Mountain Drive on Thursday morning.
The American Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) is a species of willow native to North America, and is one of two species commonly called Pussy Willow.
It is native to the northern forests and wetlands of Canada (British Columbia east to Newfoundland) and the northeastern contiguous United States (Idaho south to
Colorado, and east to Maine and Maryland)
Pussy Willow is a weak-wooded deciduous shrub or small tree growing to
20 feet tall, with brown shoots. The leaves are oval, green above and downy grey-white beneath. The flowers are silky, silvery catkins, borne in early spring before the new leaves appear, with the male and female catkins on different plants. The male catkins mature yellow at pollen release.
Like other willows, it contains salicin, and was used by Native Americans as a painkiller.
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