1/17/23 Tuesday 3:30 pm

In my 11 am update, I mentioned that the leftovers could impact us. That certainly looks like it will be the case. Sorry, it has been a rough few days for those of us trying to remove the snow.

At my house, I am definitely going to exceed the total from storm#1, I may have already. We had an intense band of snow move through around 1:30 or so. It was snowing harder than at any given time during both storms. So keep tallying your totals and I will let you know when I think it is done, which will likely be sometime tomorrow.

Leftovers are very difficult to forecast, so I try to avoid it. However, The NWS has extended all of the Winter Storm Warnings and added additional amounts. These were just issued a little before 3 pm. And it should give you a rough idea what to expect. The good news is that with the colder air, the snow should be easier to shovel.

Here are the latest Warnings (2:54 pm)

COZ022-023-180600-  
/O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230118T0600Z/  
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURANGO, BAYFIELD, IGNACIO,   
AND PAGOSA SPRINGS  
254 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2023  
  
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS  
EVENING...  
  
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4  
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.  
  
* WHERE...ANIMAS RIVER BASIN AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN.  
  
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
  
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS   
  CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.

COZ019-180600-  
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230118T1800Z/  
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVERTON, RICO, AND HESPERUS  
254 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2023  
  
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
  
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10  
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35  
  MPH.  
  
* WHERE...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  
  
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY.  
  
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PATCHY BLOWING   
  SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE COLD WIND   
  CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON   
  EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

  
COZ003-013-018-UTZ025-180600-  
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230118T1800Z/  
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-FLAT TOPS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-  
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIO BLANCO, BUFORD, TRAPPERS LAKE,   
TELLURIDE, OURAY, AND LAKE CITY  
254 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2023  
  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
  
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH  
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
  
* WHERE...IN COLORADO, ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, FLAT TOPS AND   
  NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. IN UTAH, TAVAPUTS PLATEAU.  
  
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY.  
  
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PATCHY BLOWING   
  SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY ON   
  RIDGE TOPS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ021-180600-  
/O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230118T0600Z/  
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORTEZ, DOVE CREEK, AND MANCOS  
254 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2023  
  
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS  
EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET...  
  
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW   
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.  
  
* WHERE...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER.  
  
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
  
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PATCHY BLOWING   
  SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN   
  AREAS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING   
  COMMUTE. 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
300 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2023  
  
COZ068-180600-  
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230118T0900Z/  
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
300 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2023  
  
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
  
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20   
  INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
  
* WHERE...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.  
  
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM MST WEDNESDAY.  
  
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS   
  OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE   
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING   
  COMMUTE.  
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
  
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.   

HMMM…. 5 to 20, nice narrow range!

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