Monday, February 27, 2012

More Wind for the Rockies!

The long-range weather forecast posted back on December 17, 2011 is finding its fulfillment in the windy conditions over the Rockies. The forecast was posted over 2 months ago and read as follows:

Winter 2011-12 The Rockies
February 27, 2012
Similar conditions should generate cold and windy conditions around this time as well.

Results
The National Weather Service has been issuing warnings for various parts of the Rockies since yesterday. Here's a quick sampling.

...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF NEVADA MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS ARIZONA ON MONDAY...

...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM TAKES AIM AT COLORADO AND UTAH MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

...STRONG WINDS WITH POSSIBLE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

The Accuweather maps below show the storm pattern and the snowfall expected.

26 Southwest

27 Colorado

Life isn't waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain.


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