Up to 3 feet of snow for Colorado

By Robert On December 13, 2011 · 3 Comments

STRENGTHENING PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND THE MTNS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH TODAY THROUGH WEDS MORNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SILVERTON…RICO…HESPERUS…
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY

SNOW ACCUMULATION…12 TO 24 INCHES… APPROACHING 36 INCHES ALONG REMOTE RIDGE TOPS.

WIDESPREAD SNOW PACKED COVERED ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANT HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Josh says:

December 13, 2011 at 8:22 pm

If we didn’t have that big blocking high pressure ridge in the East Pacific then the storms and the snow would be hitting many more areas! We’ve had a very dry fall in Colorado and Wyoming, but the temperatures have stayed very cold. What snow has fallen has stayed put. Temps are not warm. When the ridge finally moves and a trough forms, letting the storms in, winter’s going to be on big time!
Mike says:

December 14, 2011 at 1:22 am

This storm was quite the disappointment. We were supposed to get 8-16 inches…and we were left with maybe 3 inches. That was before the rain came in and melted it. This was a warm storm for this time of year. Another great job by the models and forecasters…getting it wrong.
FRANK says:

December 14, 2011 at 11:11 pm

Dang, this Global Warming is killing me! LoL