{"id":94898,"date":"2019-03-31T14:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T20:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/spring-storm-may-linger-into-sunday-evening\/"},"modified":"2019-03-31T14:30:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T20:30:03","slug":"spring-storm-may-linger-into-sunday-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/spring-storm-may-linger-into-sunday-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring storm may linger into Sunday evening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Colorado Department of Transportation<br><br>The CDOT camera looking south on Colorado Highway 145 near Ophir at 1:15 p.m. Sunday.<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A spring snowstorm lingered over Southwest Colorado into Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter sunset it should diminish,\u201d said Mike Meyers, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.<\/p>\n

The NWS issued a winter weather advisory until 9 p.m. Sunday for higher elevations in the southern San Juan Mountains including Hesperus and Silverton. The advisory calls for moderate to heavy snow.<\/p>\n

Drivers should expect snowpacked roads in the higher elevations and lowered visibility during heavy snowfall, Myers said.<\/p>\n

Areas above 9,000 feet could receive between 5 to 10 inches of snow, he said.<\/p>\n

The Cortez area received about .20 inch of precipitation by afternoon.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the high in the Cortez area is expected to reach 50 degrees. There\u2019s a 40 percent chance of rain or snow showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, and sunny skies are expected to return Thursday through Saturday.<\/p>\n

Acoss the region, law enforcement was responding to vehicles sliding off the roads Sunday, according to the emergency scanner.<\/p>\n

A Nissan Xterra rolled off U.S. Highway 550 north of Lime Creek Road early Sunday morning, said Cpl. Ivan Alvarado with the Colorado State Patrol.<\/p>\n

However, the woman driving the car walked away from the vehicle on her own and was treated for minor injuries at a hospital, he said.<\/p>\n

Highway 550 could close partially when a tow truck arrives to retrieve the vehicle, but Alvarado said he did not know when that might happen.<\/p>\n

The Journal contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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