Colorado is in the bullseye of the latest large storm to come through the Rocky Mountains. We’ve never seen this many Winter Storm Warnings issued at one time before. There are Winter Storm Warnings in place all over Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Nevada, and even North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, & Michigan. It’s about to get real all across the country.

This storm is going to leave a lot the Rocky Mountains looking very white and very deep. Be careful out there and be wary of avalanches.

NOAA WINTER STORM WARNING in COLORADO:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1132 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE STRONG COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WITH ARCTIC ORIGINS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO THREE FEET IN THE WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEYS COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA AND THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIFLE AND VAIL. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP 20 DEGREES OR MORE BY THURSDAY AND STAY WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR TRAVELERS PASSING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIME THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER EXPOSED AREAS.

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