Warning as Winter Storm Tad forecast to dump up to 18 inches of snow and send temperatures plummeting to 19F
WINTER Storm Tad is forecast to dump up to 18 inches of snow with temperatures set to nosedive to below freezing across the north-central US.
Denver, along with most of Colorado, is preparing for a rare May winter storm that has the potential to drop upwards of two feet of snow in some places.
In Denver, the storm is expected to start as rain late Friday morning when temperatures will nosedive to the low 40s after experiencing high 80 degrees weather on Thursday.
Throughout the day, temperatures will slowly cool off and the turnover to snow is expected around 6 or 7pm.
Conditions will plummet to freezing around midnight and remain there until Saturday morning.
The Denver area could see three to eight inches of snow accumulation, mostly overnight Friday into Saturday morning.
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Denver, along with the Front Range, Foothills, and as far west as Silverthorne and Kremling are under a winter storm warning.
According to Fox Meteorologist Chris Tomer, Foothills can see up to one to two feet of heavy, wet snow accumulation.
Meteorologists are warning motorists that plan on being on the roads late Friday night to early Saturday morning may face hazards, including slippery roads and fallen trees.
Folks across Cheyenne, Wyoming, will also be blasted with record low temperatures in the lower 20s on Friday.
A wintery mix of strong winds, rain, and snow, could see temperatures dip to the low 20s and teens.
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