Blizzard conditions in April? Heavy snow is falling in parts of the Rockies and Plains as the weather delivers a temperature shock to residents of those regions who were enjoying more springlike conditions
A powerful"bomb cyclone" is whipping the Rockies and Plains for the second time in four weeks, dropping snow that is making travel miserable from Colorado to Minnesota and beyond, delivering a temperature shock to a region that had been enjoying more springlike conditions.
And it wasn't the only major weather threat in Wednesday's forecast, with a risk of wildfires in parts of the Southwest, where dry conditions and wind gusts near hurricane strength could push any spark to disaster.As for the bomb cyclone, heavy snow dropped in parts of South Dakota early Wednesday, and soon began slamming other states, including Wyoming, Colorado and Minnesota.
— SDPublicSafety April 10, 2019 A bomb cyclone is a rapidly strengthening storm that reaches certain criteria in 24 hours.This one comes about four weeks after a similarly powerful system dumped heavy snow and rain on some of the same territory, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in livestock and crop damage in Nebraska alone, largely through flooding.It's rare enough to have one form inland, much less two in a month.
— Cyclone Athletics April 10, 2019 There was a tweet noting high winds moving through Pueblo, in south central Colorado, from the Pueblo West Cyclone Athletics Twitter account. Airlines offering waiversDenver will be 80 degrees today. Then, it will snow tomorrow, with the potential for a bomb cyclone to generateFrontier and United airlines will allow passengers scheduled to travel Wednesday or Thursday within the Plains area to change their tickets at no charge.
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