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National Weather Service: Winter Storm Warning |
Short-term forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:44 am MDT on March 19, 2010
Snow...heavy at times....will continue across the Front Range Metro areas through the rest of the morning. Snowfall rates around 1 inch per hour can be expected...especially in the most intense snowfall from Boulder southward through the western suburbs of Denver toward Castle Rock. Roads will be slushy and snow covered during times of heavier snowfall...with slow and hazardous travel conditions developing especially on secondary roads. Farther northeast across central and eastern Weld County...snowfall will be somewhat lighter with mainly wet roads except on bridges and overpasses.
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Forecast
As of 4:40 am MDT on March 19, 2010
Today...Snow..heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Highs around 30 with slowly falling temperatures through the day. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming north in the afternoon.
Tonight...Snow likely in the evening...then a chance of snow after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Storm total snow accumulation of 7 to 13 inches. Lows around 13. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Saturday...Mostly cloudy early...then partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the morning. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 30s.
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Winter Storm Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 6:17 am MDT on March 19, 2010
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight MDT
tonight for southern portions of the Front Range urban corridor...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight MDT
tonight.
* Timing... snowfall will be heavy at times today... with a heaviest
snowfall expected in the morning and early this afternoon. A
gradual decrease in snowfall is expected this evening.
* Accumulation/wind... total snow accumulations of 7 to 14 inches
are likely... with the greater totals west of I-25. Northeast
winds gusting up to 25 mph will also produce some blowing snow
mainly in areas east of I-25.
* Main impact... roads and highways... even major interstates... may
become slushy and even snow covered during periods of heavier
snowfall. Visibilities will also be significantly reduced during
periods of heavy snowfall.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Remember... a Winter Storm Warning means hazardous winter weather
conditions are imminent or highly likely. Significant snow
accumulations are occurring or expected. This will make travel
very hazardous.
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