TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND.
THE FIRST STORM WILL PASS ON SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH AROUND 8000 TO 9000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
AFTER A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT...THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM PASSES ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM IS STRONGER AND COLDER. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 7000 TO 9000 FEET FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...THEN DROP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE DAY AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FAVORING THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.