A 'Potentially Historic' Fall Snowstorm Is Expected to Hit the U.S. This Week
While fall usually provides the perfect transition from hot summer weather to the cold, snowy winter, sometimes, Mother Nature has other plans.
CNN is predicting that "an intense and potentially historic fall snowstorm" may accumulate feet of snow across some of the north-central United States. Earlier this week, more than two dozen winter storm warnings and watches were issued for parts of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and South Dakota, according to AccuWeather. However, CNN reports that the storm is likely to affect some areas of Colorado as well.
Cities in the North Central United States will shift from fall to winter overnight as a cold front brings snow and a drastic temperature drop. https://t.co/qq2CBBqi66
— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) October 10, 2019
The storm is a result of extremely cold temperatures coming down from Canada. According to AccuWeather, the snow hit Calgary on Monday and it continued to sweep south to the United States.
Not only will the storm bring feet of precipitation, but also a drastic temperature change for the affected areas. People in Denver, who were just experiencing highs in the 80s at the beginning of the week, will likely see their thermometers drop to below freezing.
Obviously, the plummeting temperatures only add to the dangerous conditions the snow already poses. "The mild-to-cold transition during the storm will tend to cause the snow to cling to the trees at first, which can lead to broken limbs and power outages," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather's senior meteorologist.
Although places like Montana have already had their fair share of winter weather this year—the state experienced four feet of snow in late September—this is the first brush with cold temperatures for Denver. In fact, the city was under threat of hazardous fire conditions earlier this month. Now, it will have to brace for the impact of what is expected to be a potentially historic snowstorm.
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