Severe Storms and Flooding Threat in the Central Plains; Heat Continues in the South and West

Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, large hail, and numerous instances of flash/urban flooding over parts of the central Plains and lower Missouri Valley. Hazardous heat will continue in the South, Desert Southwest and the California Central Valley this weekend. Isolated dry thunderstorms may increase the risk of fire starts and spread across the Four Corners region and vicinity. Read More >

Overview

A cold Pacific storm system produced significant to heavy snow across portions of eastern Utah and western Colorado mostly within a 24-hour period from Saturday, January 20th to Sunday, January 21st. Snow began falling across northeast Utah Saturday morning, and generally spread south-southeast across the region during the day Saturday and into Sunday. Blowing snow was common in many areas. Snowfall persisted into Sunday night mainly over some northwest facing mountain slopes. Some lower elevation precipitation began as rain on Saturday, then changed over to snow behind the cold front.

Storm Total Snowfall (January 20 - 22, 2018)


Highway 40 on Rabbit Ears Pass (Photo: CDOT)	Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass (Photo: CDOT)	Highway 50 on Monarch Pass (Photo: CDOT)

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Highway 145 near Telluride (Photo: CDOT)	Silverton, Colorado (Photo: CDOT)	Flaming Gorge, Utah (Photo: Flaming Gorge Resort)	Castle Valley, Utah (Photo: Perpetual-Motion.com)

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Severe Storms and Flooding Threat in the Central Plains; Heat Continues in the South and West

January 20-21, 2018, Winter Weather Event