It’s a shame the atmospheric river inundating the Pacific Northwest will not be bringing moisture to Colorado this week — go ski or ride Mt. Shasta, California.
Tens of trillions of gallons of water are expected to fall from this storm. The National Weather Service offices on the west coast forecast for places in Washington, Oregon and northern California to have snow accumulations approaching between 3-7 feet.
Satellite imagery of over the southern Rockies between 1:40 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. A bombogensis or ‘bomb cyclone’ spins off the Washington/British Columbia, Canada coast, providing an atmospheric river to the Pacific Northwest for a mid-November storm.
Even though Colorado won’t benefit from this storm, be thankful because next week’s potential snows keep becoming more promising each day.
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