Excessive Heat for the East; Excessive Rainfall for the Southwest; Severe Weather for the Center of the Nation

Extreme HeatRisk impacts will expand from the Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. This level of HeatRisk is known for being rare and/or long duration with little to no overnight relief, and affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. Severe weather potential continues from the Great Lakes to the Central Plains today. Heavy rainfall for Southwest on Tuesday. 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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Excessive Heat for the East; Excessive Rainfall for the Southwest; Severe Weather for the Center of the Nation

January 20-21, 2018, Winter Weather Event