Colorado and Wyoming DUers - Heavy Spring Snow heading your way [View all]

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https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3283
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Soon to be abandoned by the jet stream, a strong upper-level low will park near the Four Corners this weekend, pulling in a rich moisture feed from Texas to Nebraska that will dump near-record April rain on the High Plains and tree-challenging wet snow along the Colorado/Wyoming Front Range. The upper low will be marooned for several days near Colorado, which will prolong the precipitation event and lead to some truly impressive totals.

As of midday Friday, winter storm warnings encompassed most of the Colorado high country as well as the urban corridor from near Colorado Springs, CO, to Cheyenne, WY. Snowfall totals predicted by the NWS through Sunday range from 8” - 14” in Denver and 6" - 12” in Cheyenne to a whopping two to four feet in the mountains and foothills just west of Denver, including areas within a few miles of Boulder. The biggest impact may be on local trees, many of which are now flowering and leafing out. The heavy, protracted snowfall is likely to break countless limbs and bring down many power lines. Streets and soil are quite warm around Denver after temperatures soared into the 70s on Thursday; between this and high-angle sunlight filtering through, there may be enough melting to keep snowfall on the ground and on highways well below the totals gleaned from snow measuring boards. Even so, a dense, slushy mess is like to impede travel thoughout the weekend.

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