Storm to deliver holiday snow

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DENVER, Colo. - A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for the Denver metro area Tuesday as the first of two storms moved into Colorado, promising measurable snowfall for much of the state in time for the Christmas holiday.

"We're really talking about two weather systems hitting the state over the next day," meteorologist Nick Carter said. "One comes from southern Utah. If the storm tracks across southern Colorado, we could get hit with lots of snow over the eastern plains and Front Range."

For the Front Range, expect 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation in metro Denver by 6 a.m. and totals of 4 to 9 inches of snow by Wednesday evening, with the heaviest accumulations west of I-25 and south of Lincoln Avenue.

"As the storm moves east, it will join up with the other weather system, an arctic front that will bring in really cold air for the rest of the week," Carter said.

North of I-70 and east of Limon could receive 8 to 12 inches of snow by Wednesday evening. 6 to 10 inches is possible south of I-70 and east of Limon.

Temperatures from Wednesday through Friday will stay in the 20s and there will be blowing snow until Friday.

"I think that the worst of this storm will be for the northeast plains of Colorado, from about Limon east, because the storm will be able to draw more moisture into it," Carter said. "Remember too that the eastern plains are in open land where northerly winds will whip that snow over I-76 and I-70."

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