Overview
- As of early Sunday, National Weather Service warnings and advisories cover parts of Alaska, Montana, Colorado and New Mexico, with impacts varying sharply by elevation.
- The highest peaks in Glacier National Park could receive up to 18 inches of snow, with 5 to 10 inches at Marias Pass and winds gusting to 60 mph, according to the NWS.
- A Winter Storm Warning near Fairbanks remains in effect until noon AKST Sunday for the White Mountains and high terrain south of the Yukon River, where travel could be very difficult and motorists are urged to carry emergency supplies.
- Colorado advisories target the San Juan, La Garita and Sangre de Cristo ranges, where 5 to 10 inches are expected above roughly 10,000 to 11,000 feet, with 4 to 8 inches possible on Pikes Peak.
- New Mexico advisories call for 3 to 8 inches in the Sangre de Cristo, Tusas and Jemez Mountains, with isolated 10-inch totals above 10,000 feet.