Mountain Village, Colorado

... Winter Storm Warning in effect from midnight tonight to 11 PM
MST Sunday...

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow... which is in
effect from midnight tonight to 11 PM MST Sunday. The Winter
Weather Advisory is no longer in effect.

Snowfall is expected to spread southward across the central and
southern mountains later tonight and early Friday morning. Snow
may become heavy at times with some blowing and drifting possible
with frontal passage. Total snowfall accumulations from 8 to 12
inches are likely by Saturday morning.

Snow will continue with only a brief decrease in intensity early
Saturday. An additional 8 to 14 inches can be expected from late
Saturday morning or early afternoon through late Sunday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow are
expected or occurring. Strong winds and blowing snow are also
possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.

... Another strong winter storm to impact the region this weekend...

Another strong winter storm is expected begin impacting the region
Saturday afternoon... hard on the heels of the storm moving into the
area tonight. The current storm promises to bring significant
amounts of snowfall to mountain areas and favored valley locations
as well. This has prompted the issuance of winter storm warnings
for heavy snow in the Colorado mountains and portions of the
northwest plateau from tonight through Friday night. Accumulations
of a foot or more are possible by Saturday morning in the mountains
with 6 to 12 inches expected for lower elevations south and east
of Craig along with the plateaus of eastern Utah and western
Colorado.

The break between the first storm and the next will be from 6 to
12 hours for most locations... though the San Juan Mountains and
adjacent lower elevations to the south are unlikely to see any
break in snowfall. Therefore... the Winter Weather Advisory for the San
Juan Mountains has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning and has
been extended through Sunday evening. Additional snowfall from the
second winter storm to impact the region this weekend may range
from 8 to 14 inches across the mountains.

For the latest information on these storms monitor NOAA Weather
Radio or go to our website at weather.Gov/gjt.