Sideways Snow, I need a wall to make it drop!
Woke up today to the best winter scene, a white out! The snow has been coming in sideways today with high winds. I wish I has a huge wall to make it all accumulate where I want, the drifts should be plentiful.
We will be getting a lot of snow here.... Stay tuned here and I'll let you know what falls.
Today: Snow. High near 20. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: Snow and areas of blowing snow. High near 21. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a southwest wind between 25 and 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Monday Night: Snow and widespread blowing snow. Low around 15. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow and widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 17. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 30 and 35 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a low around -4. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 17.
Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Warnings....
Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO620 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009COZ009-017>019-UTZ028-062130-/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.091207T1300Z-091209T0100Z/GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY620 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PMMST TUESDAY...A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOWVISIBILITIES REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MSTTUESDAY.* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION BEGINNING ON MONDAY BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW.* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED... FAVORING SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED. WIDESPREAD FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDSAND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUTCONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IFYOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GETSTRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.&&$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO545 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-071245-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-545 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERNCOLORADO..DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHTWIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAHAND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALLTHIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUROVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WESTERN COLORADO. PLEASE VISITWEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAYA MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRALMOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH...ALONGWITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELYHAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN THE BLIZZARD WARNINGAREAS.THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SERIES OF WINTER STORMS...PLEASEVISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE ATWEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENTSPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT THOUGHSPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR SNOWACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.Stay tuned and we will update this thread with actual accumulation.
think snow
