Wyoming and other western states are projected to see multiple years in a row without any snow as soon as 35 years out if efforts to rein in fossil-fuel emissions fail to meet global targets, according to a new report.
As strong winds continue across the eastern plains Wednesday, highways around the state are closing due to adverse weather and crashes.
Most of eastern Colorado is under a high wind warning Wednesday, with gusty winds and blowing dust expected to make travel difficult and dangerous.
Despite being mid-December, southeast Colorado faces high fire danger Tuesday and Wednesday.
Most tornadoes stay on the ground for a short amount of time and travel short distances - 3-4 miles on average. Long-track and very long-track tornadoes - those that travel at least 25 and 100 miles respectively - are relatively uncommon.
Snow totals in some places could be as high as 12 inches or more. Regardless of accumulations, the storm will be a jarring turnaround from recent weather across the western and central parts of the nation
