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Regional weather
Mountain effects
Mountains affect the weather in dramatic ways. As fronts move through mountainous regions, where the rain and snow fall depends on the wind direction. For example, in Colorado, a wintery cold front with winds from the east will dump snow in Denver. Winds from the west will bring snowfall (and skiers/snowboarders) to the mountain regions west of Denver. An example of an epic storm along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains where Denver sits, is the blizzard of March, 2003. On March 17, 2003, snow began to fall throughout eastern Colorado and along the Front Range. Over the next four days, more than six feet of snow fell at some foothill locations! What conditions allowed for such a doozy of a storm? Read on to find out ...
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Mountain effectsMountains affect the weather in dramatic ways. As fronts move through mountainous regions, where the rain and snow fall depends on the wind direction. For example, in Colorado, a wintery cold front with winds from the east will dump snow in Denver. Winds from the west will bring snowfall (and skiers/snowboarders) to the mountain regions west of Denver. An example of an epic storm along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains where Denver sits, is the blizzard of March, 2003. On March 17, 2003, snow began to fall throughout eastern Colorado and along the Front Range. Over the next four days, more than six feet of snow fell at some foothill locations! What conditions allowed for such a doozy of a storm? Read on to find out ...
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