Two more storm systems and big Sierra snow

Tomer’s Take: The primary ABQ low is moving east. Next up is a snails-pace low in CA nailing the Sierra. This low will sit and spin for a few more days before ejecting into the Southern Tier with snow. Behind it is a 2nd low pressure with wind and snow for the Sierra and the West. 50-100 inch grand totals for the Sierra by 3/4.

104mph gust on Kendall Mountain, CO on 2/22. Wind gusts continue to hover around 100mph on 2/23. Air temps are below zero making the wind chills dangerous.

102mph gust on Wolf Creek Pass, CO on 2/22, early 2/23. Strong wind and below zero air temps continue on 2/23.

Current Setup

Water vapor satellite shows the departing ABQ low and snails-pace low in CA.

Forecast Pattern

Forecast jet stream valid 3/1. A strong storm system ejects out of CA and runs across the Intermountain West with wind and snow.

Ruby Mountains

By request…

3/1: 8″

3/2: Flurries, 30-40mph gusts

3/3: 4″, 30-40mph gusts

3/4: Flurries, 30-40mph gusts

3/5: Flurries, 40-50mph gusts

Mammoth Mountain

2/23: 4″

2/24: 28″

2/25: 10″

2/26: 2″

2/27: 12″

2/28: 22″

3/1: 12″

3/4: 2″

Telluride, CO

2/23: 3″

2/24: 6″

2/25: 0″

2/26: 4″

2/27: 1″

2/28: 1″

3/1: 8″

3/2: 5″

3/3: 0″

3/4: 3″

Forecast Totals

2/23-2/25:

2/26-3/4:

2/23-3/4:

2/23-3/4:

VT/NH/ME snow dates:

2/23: 4″

2/24: 1″

2/25: 0″

2/26: 1″

2/27: 0″

2/28: 8″

3/1: 2″

3/2: 0″

3/3: 4″

3/4: 5″