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The pattern is called a Blocked High, or Omega High because it resembles the greek letter. It is a similar pattern to the one that caused our 2013 flood.
The storm will come from the Pacific Ocean, track south, and then sit here for a couple of days. I don't think we are in the worst part of it.
This is what Larimer County Office of Emergency Management says about snow depths:
"The foothills and mountainous areas of Larimer County, including Estes Park, should expect 24-48 inches of snowfall. The urban corridor and lower elevations will see between 8-14 inches while areas east of I-25 should expect 4-8 inches. Winds are not expected to exceed 20-30 mph, however visibility will be poor in some areas."
I am in the 24 - 48 inch area. Everything will be fine because I have a generator, but I hope I don't lose my internet connection like I did in a recent 4 to 5 inch snow storm.
Fortunately, this big storm isn't supposed to start until Friday afternoon, and it should stop snowing on Sunday, so won't affect my busy meeting schedule. I am trying to think of what I need to do in order to get ready for it - mostly put a sheet over the windshield of my truck and stand the windshield wipers up off the windshield.
Lately, I have been working on a free tree program for flood recovery areas. Through an Arbor Day Foundation grant, we have 5000 seedlings to distribute. There's two of us working on it - the other lady likes to talk to people but is not good at doing spreadsheets, and I'm running the spreadsheet that tracks the orders and inventory. We make a good team. Ordering ended today, so now we wait a couple of weeks for the delivery, and I hope the distribution goes smoothly. We had a similar program last year, and learned a few things, but there's always things that go wrong. I'll be glad when it's over - April 28 or so.
This is a bundle of 25 bare root trees - plums or maybe chokecherries. They don't look like much at this stage in their lives.
