Storm Summary Number 4 for Central-Southern Rockies Heavy Snow
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
800 PM MST Fri Nov 08 2024

...WINTER STORM BRINGS HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE ROCKIES...

Blizzard warnings are active across portions of northeastern New
Mexico.

Winter storm warnings remain in effect for central and easterm
Colorado and portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.

Winter weather advisories are in effect for portions of Colorado
into southern Wyoming.

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

At 700 PM MST...A 1007 mb surface low is situated along the
Oklahoma Panhandle with an associated occluded front sweeping
southeastward. This surface low is paired with an unusually strong
upper low over the Rockies, and deep layered ascent ahead of the
upper low over much of eastern Colorado. This is leading to
widespread moderate to heavy snow. The latest local radar imagery
depicts the heaviest snow currently over southeastern and eastern
Colorado, snow tapering off across New Mexico, and some lighter
snowfall starting to fall across western Nebraska and southeastern
Wyoming.  Evem though much of the snow has ended, windy conditions
are causing blizzard-like conditions with low visibilities across
portions of New Mexiso.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
MST Tue Nov 05 through 700 PM MST Thu Nov 08...

...COLORADO...
FORT GARLAND 12.9 ENE                40.7                    
SAN ISABEL 7 NW                      32.3                    
SAN ISABEL                           28.0                    
BEULAH 1 E                           26.0                    
TRINIDAD                             23.0                    
CONIFER 4 W                          20.3                    
RYE 1 WSW                            20.0                    
KITTREDGE                            17.9                    
HILLSIDE 5 S                         17.0                    
PINECLIFFE 4 SE                      16.6                    
FLAGLER                              16.5                    
HUGO 0.3 SSW                         16.4                    
GENESEE 1 N                          15.0                    
ROXBOROUGH PARK 3 WSW                15.0                    
WETMORE 2 SSW                        15.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS                     14.6                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 1 SSW             9.0                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1 NNE                        3.3                    

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

...NEW MEXICO...
ROCIADA                              36.0                    
ESTANCIA                             28.0                    
GOLDEN 6 S                           24.0                    
LAS VEGAS                            24.0                    
WAGON 8 SW                           24.0                    
CHUPADERO 7 E                        21.0                    
EAGLE 5 WNW                          20.0                    
CHACON                               19.4                    
FOLSOM                               19.0                    
EAGLE NEST LAKE 5 WNW                16.0                    
CLAYTON 2 ENE                        15.6                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         11.0                    
RATON 1 N                            10.5                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                    10.0                    
TRES RITOS 4 NNW                     10.0                    
SANTA FE 6 SSE                        9.2                    

...OKLAHOMA...
KENTON                               16.0                    
BOISE CITY                            4.0                    

...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 0.3 WNW                      10.5                    


The winter storm is expected to persist into Saturday morning and
should begin to fade on Saturday. Blizzard Warnings are in effect
across the northeast portion of New Mexico, including the Sangre
de Cristo mountain range. Expect winds of 35 mph and heavy snow to
reduce visibility. Elsewhere, travel conditions will also be
dangerous into Saturday morning from northeast New Mexico to
southern Colorado. An additional 6-10 inches of snow is possible
through Saturday morning, mostly across Colorado. Snowfall
accumulations may exceed 4 feet, which may be historic values
across regions of the Raton Mesa and Palmer Divide.

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

Wilder