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Three winter storms rolling into Southwest Colorado

Durango expected to finally get significant snowfall

Three winter storms are headed for Southwest Colorado, and the first snow flurries appeared Thursday afternoon in Durango.

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction issued a winter storm warning from 8 p.m. Thursday until 5 p.m. Saturday for Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Mancos, Pagosa Springs, Cortez and Dove Creek.

According to meteorologist Dennis Phillips, the rain-snow flurries that began Thursday afternoon should change to snow as temperatures drop.

Snow is expected to continue into Friday morning, with a few inches of accumulation predicted, Phillips said.

During the day Friday, weather models show scattered precipitation until the next storm moves in Friday night through Saturday afternoon, with moderate to heavy snowfall possible.

The weather service expects 5 to 10 inches of accumulation at lower elevations, including Durango. In the high country, 12 to 18 inches may fall from the two storms this weekend.

Phillips said the region is expected to experience a break in the inclement weather Sunday afternoon until another storm moves in Sunday night through the first part of next week. Phillips did not have snow predictions for the third storm but said he “definitely expects more snow.”

The weather service said in its warning that travel will be impaired with visibility likely reduced to less than a half mile at times while moderate to heavy snow falls.



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