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Winter Storm Watch
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Wednesday,
April 15th
Winter
Storm Watch...
The National
Weather Service in Denver has issued a
Winter Storm Watch for northeastern Colorado,
including the Drake, Glen Haven and Storm
Mountain areas, in effect from Thursday
evening through Saturday morning.
THE LATEST FORECAST MODEL DATA
IS CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER RUNS BRINGING A STRONG
CYCLONE LOCATED OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACKING IT EASTWARD
TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS IS
A FAVORABLE TRACK FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IN
MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...WITH FRIDAY INTO EARLY
SATURDAY APPEARING AT THIS TIME TO EXPERIENCE THE
WORST CONDITIONS BOTH IN REGARDS TO WIND AND
PRECIPITATION.
SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS
ON THURSDAY BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY
UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD CONTINUE WELL
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH
PARK WILL SEE A RAIN-SNOW MIX INITIALLY, WITH
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO COMMENCE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON
THURSDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
POSSIBLE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD RANGE FROM
18 TO 36 INCHES FROM THE DIVIDE EASTWARD.
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 has be upgraded to a Winter Storm
Warning!
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