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...major winter storm expected to impact eastern utah and western
colorado early next week...potential for heavy snow monday and
tuesday...
* two weather systems will impact the region early next week with the
second weather system expected to bring the heaviest snow.
* storm 1...saturday evening through sunday...the first system
reaches northeast utah and northwest colorado saturday evening
and sweeps across the remainder of western colorado on sunday.
Accumulations will be 5 to 10 inches over the eastern uinta
mountains and the northern and central mountains of western
colorado.
* storm 2...monday and tuesday...potential for widespread
significant snow for areas along the i-70 corridor and south.
* storm 2 potential accumulations for selected locations:
2 to 3 feet southwestern san juan mountains...grand mesa...west
elk...elk...and sawatch mountains.
1 to 2 feet for animas and san juan river basin...including
durango and pagosa springs.
Potential for significant accumulations...6 inches or more...for
grand and san juan counties in southeast utah...including blanding
and monticello and along interstate 70 east of crescent junction...
Or intersection with highway 191.
Potential for significant accumulations...6 inches or more...along
the interstate 70 corridor...including fruita...rifle...glenwood
springs.
Snow will increase north of interstate 70 monday night and
tuesday with significant accumulations possible.
* for mountain areas...southwest winds will increase on monday with
strong wind gusts over the passes and ridges.
* some uncertainty on the storm track and intensity of storm 2
still exists. Confidence is high that this storm will have
significant winter weather impacts across eastern utah and western
colorado...especially monday night and continuing into tuesday.
* for the latest information and updates on these storms monitor noaa
weather radio or go to our website at www.weather.gov/gjt.
colorado early next week...potential for heavy snow monday and
tuesday...
* two weather systems will impact the region early next week with the
second weather system expected to bring the heaviest snow.
* storm 1...saturday evening through sunday...the first system
reaches northeast utah and northwest colorado saturday evening
and sweeps across the remainder of western colorado on sunday.
Accumulations will be 5 to 10 inches over the eastern uinta
mountains and the northern and central mountains of western
colorado.
* storm 2...monday and tuesday...potential for widespread
significant snow for areas along the i-70 corridor and south.
* storm 2 potential accumulations for selected locations:
2 to 3 feet southwestern san juan mountains...grand mesa...west
elk...elk...and sawatch mountains.
1 to 2 feet for animas and san juan river basin...including
durango and pagosa springs.
Potential for significant accumulations...6 inches or more...for
grand and san juan counties in southeast utah...including blanding
and monticello and along interstate 70 east of crescent junction...
Or intersection with highway 191.
Potential for significant accumulations...6 inches or more...along
the interstate 70 corridor...including fruita...rifle...glenwood
springs.
Snow will increase north of interstate 70 monday night and
tuesday with significant accumulations possible.
* for mountain areas...southwest winds will increase on monday with
strong wind gusts over the passes and ridges.
* some uncertainty on the storm track and intensity of storm 2
still exists. Confidence is high that this storm will have
significant winter weather impacts across eastern utah and western
colorado...especially monday night and continuing into tuesday.
* for the latest information and updates on these storms monitor noaa
weather radio or go to our website at www.weather.gov/gjt.
