Winter Storm Warning

This storm has been forecasted for several days.  Clouds were low all day and the sun never came out.  By the afternoon it got dark out.  As soon as I got home from the high school, I took the dogs out for a quick 1.4-mile hike in the cold, blustery wind.  All five dogs wanted to walk!  Sadie's ears couldn't stay upright.  My hands were cold and my pants got wetter than I at first thought.  This should be an interesting weekend!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
FRIDAY TO NOON MST SATURDAY. 

 * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW
COVERED ROADS RESULTING INTO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ABOVE
5000 FEET. PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDIITONS ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. STORM NUMBER ONE WILL BRING LIGHT TO LOCALLY
MODERATE SNOW THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW
INTENSITY WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT
AS STORM NUMBER TWO BRINGS PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THAT WILL LAST
UNTIL LATE LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET
AND 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 7000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...6000 
FEET FRIDAY MORNING...5500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...4000 FEET 
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH

GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING.