Winter Storm Takes Aim At Colorado
Up To Foot Of Snow Possible In Some Areas By Sunday Night
POSTED: 7:29 am MST January 29, 2005
UPDATED: 4:03 pm MST January 29, 2005
DENVER -- A potent winter storm was headed for Colorado Saturday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a number of weather advisories, with up to a foot of snow forecast in mountains. Denver will see only a few inches at most.
A winter storm watch was issued for most of the Front Range Foothills and was to be in effect from 5 p.m. Saturday until 5 p.m. Sunday. That was followed bya winter weather advisory.
A Pacific storm system over the desert southwest was expected to move through northern Arizona Saturday night and into northern New Mexico by Sunday afternoon. As it does, upslope conditions are expected develop along The Front Range Saturday night and continuing into Sunday.The heaviest snow was expected in the foothills of Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear Creek and Boulder counties. Those counties already received several inches of snow Saturday.7NEWS Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson said the storm watch extends into the southern Front Range."Areas covered by the watch include Alamosa, Canon City, Walsenburg, Rye, Westcliffe, the Spanish Peaks, Pikes Peak, La Veta Pass, and Trinidad," said Nelson. "These areas could see 6-12 inches of snow by Sunday evening. The northern and central mountains could see 3-6 inches of snow over the weekend."Snow amounts for the Denver metro area were forecast to be from 1-3 inches, with the heaviest snow in the southern suburbs.A winter storm watch means conditions are favorable for a hazardous winter weather event in and close to the watch areas. A winter weather advisory means that a combination of snow, wind and cold temperatures will create difficult travel conditions.Anyone planning to travel in the mountains and foothills should expect winter driving conditions Saturday night and Sunday, with lower visibilities and snow-covered roads. Additional Resources:
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