Colorado spring storm: Updates on snowfall, rainfall totals – Coloradoan

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There are a number of things to consider before you start your vegetable garden. One is what types of vegetables you want to grow.

You also need to consider the zone in which you live and which crops you can grow there. This will ensure you have a successful vegetable garden.

There are a few changes in the forecast as the slow-moving spring storm moves into Colorado on Tuesday and continues into Wednesday.The storm track has shifted south, which increases the snow and rain totals of Denver south and decreases those predictions north and east of Denver. That is reflected in the snowfall and rainfall totals below from Monday’s forecast.

Here are forecast updates as of Tuesday morning, including a winter storm warning, travel impacts and updated snowfall and rainfall forecasts for Fort Collins and other areas of the state, according to the National Weather Service.

Latest radar loop gives a better picture of where and when heaviest rain will fall

Just before noon Tuesday, the weather service in Boulder sent on its Twitter account a radar loop from Tuesday morning through early Wednesday morning. Here’s what it shows:

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Here are the latest snowfall forecast probabilities as of Tuesday morning

Fort Collins and surrounding area:

• Bear Lake (RMNP): 16 inches
• Alpine Visitor Center (RMNP): 16 inches
• Cameron Pass: 12 inches
• Red Feather Lakes: 9 inches
• Buckhorn Mountain: 6 inches
• Estes Park: 4 inches
• Virginia Dale: 2 inches
• Fort Collins: 0 inches
• Greeley: 0 inches

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Here is a look at the precipitation prediction from snow and rain as of Tuesday morning

Fort Collins and surrounding area:

• Red Feather Lakes: 1.08 inches
• Estes Park: 0.85 inches
• Fort Collins: 0.81 inches
• Greeley: 0.74 inches
• Cheyenne, Wyo.: 0.73 inches

Statewide:

• Colorado Springs: 2.03 inches
• Castle Rock: 1.9 inches
• Evergreen: 1.74 inches
• Boulder: 1.23 inches
• Denver: 1.01 inches
• DIA: 0.77 inches
• Fort Morgan: 0.62 inches
• Sterling: 0.39 inches

Source: coloradoan.com