Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

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Periods of heavy snow over the past 7 days have created vast amounts of snowfall in the mountains. Some places have likely received over 100 inches in remote areas of the mountains. Numerous avalanches have also occurred with portions of I-70 and other roads being closed at times. According to CAIC some of these avalanches have been 100 Year Events.

7 Day Snowfall Totals from 3/1 to 3/7
(Sources: NOHRSC, COCORAHS, SNOTEL, Spotters)

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Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

7 Day Snowfall Totals for the Mountains (3/1 to 3/7)