Storm Summary Number 1 for Central-Southern Rockies Heavy Snow
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
800 AM MST Thu Nov 7 2024

...EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM BRINGS HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...

Winter weather advisories are in effect for portions of central
and eastern Colorado, central New Mexico, northeastern Arizona,
and the northwestern Texas Panhandle.

Winter storm warnings remain in effect for southeastern Colorado,
central and northern New Mexico, far northwestern Kansas, and
portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 700 AM MST...A 1009 mb surface low situated along a potent cold
front is positioned near Midland Texas.  This surface low is
paired with an anomalously strong upper low over eastern Arizona,
and deep layered ascent to the east of the upper low over much of
northern New Mexico and eastern Colorado is leading to widespread
moderate to heavy snow across this region. The latest local radar
imagery depicts the heaviest snow currently over southeastern
Colorado, mainly east of the Interstate 25 corridor, and generally
lighter snow across north-central and northeastern New Mexico.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
MST Tue Nov 5 through 700 AM MST Thu Nov 7...

...COLORADO...
SAN ISABEL 7 NW                      32.3                    
SAN ISABEL                           28.0                    
CONIFER 4 W                          20.3                    
RYE 1 WSW                            20.0                    
PINECLIFFE 4 SE                      16.6                    
GENESEE 1 N                          15.0                    
ROXBOROUGH PARK 3 WSW                15.0                    
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE                    13.3                    
NEDERLAND 4 NE                       11.1                    
AURORA 3 S                           11.0                    
BOULDER 3 NW                          9.3                    
CEDAR CREST                           9.1                    
DENVER 4 SE                           6.0                    
PENROSE 2 SE                          6.0                    
WESTCLIFFE 5 W                        5.0                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1 NNE                        3.3                    

...NEBRASKA...
BIG SPRINGS 3 NE                      6.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
EAGLE NEST LAKE 5 WNW                16.0                    
LAS VEGAS                            12.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         11.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                    10.0                    
TRES RITOS 4 NNW                     10.0                    
SANTA FE 6 SSE                        9.2                    
CANON PLAZA 12 NNW                    8.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 7 SW                       8.0                    
TAOS SKI VALLEY 1 SSW                 8.0                    
RIO RANCHO CITY 1 SW                  7.5                    
RIO RANCHO INTEL 1 NNE                5.5                    
AGUA FRIA 2 SSW                       5.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY                            4.0                    


Snowfall of varying intensity is expected to continue through,the
remainder of today across the Front Range and adjacent High Plains
of New Mexico and Colorado, with 6-12 inches of additional
accumulation likely for some of the more impacted areas through
midnight.  There will likely be a brief abatement in the snowfall
coverage and intensity Thursday night before the next round
materializes over much of eastern Colorado Friday afternoon and
persisting into early Saturday, followed by a drying trend
Saturday night and beyond.  Storm total accumulations on the order
of 20-30 inches are possible for the Sangre de Cristo mountains
and locations just east of that range.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 800 PM MST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Hamrick