Weather: Over 20 Areas Under Winter Storm Warnings Amid Heavy Snow In Four Corners

At least 22 areas have been placed under winter storm warnings, as heavy snow is expected to fall across the Four Corners region through Tuesday. In some mountainous locations, up to 28 inches of snow is expected.

"Heavier snow is expected at higher elevations in the mountains from the Cascades into the Great Basin and the Four Corners region," the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said in a report Sunday.

The Four Corners region consists of northeastern Arizona, southwestern Colorado, southeastern Utah and northwestern New Mexico.

Other locations will get heavy snow through Monday, but the WPC also noted that some areas such as Wasatch, the White Mountains and San Juan are expected to see heavy snow through Tuesday morning.

In Arizona, weather officials are expecting up to 16 inches of snow accumulations in the Santa Rita Mountains and up to 24 inches of snow totals in the Rincon and White Mountains.

Strong wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are expected east of Tucson. Officials also warned of blowing dust and strong winds in the I-10 area.

In Colorado, heavy snow isn't expected until Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening, the NWS in Boulder said.

While snow totals are only expected to reach up to 10 inches in portions of Colorado, including Fort Morgan and Akron, officials said hazardous travel conditions are still possible. Residents have been urged to exercise caution when driving from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon.

Officials at the NWS in Salt Lake City warned of heavy snow to start spreading across southern Utah Monday morning before the winter event reaches the northern areas by Monday afternoon.

In the southern mountains, up to 28 inches of snow is possible, officials warned.

The Utah Avalanche Center has also placed the avalanche danger in the Provo Mountains to high, as officials said both natural and human-triggered avalanches "are very likely" in avalanche terrain.

Meanwhile in New Mexico, the NWS in Albuquerque said weather conditions "will be slow to improve if at all Monday" in the western and northern parts of the state. Heavier winter weather is expected Tuesday.

Alerts in Arizona

Winter storm warning effective through 5 p.m. Tuesday:

• Northwest Deserts and Northwest Plateau (wind gusts of up to 40 mph possible)

Winter storm warnings effective through 11 p.m. Tuesday:

• Galiuro and Pinaleño Mountains, Summerhaven, Rincon and Santa Catalina Mountains, White Mountains of Graham, Hannagan Meadow and Greenlee (up to 24 inches of snow accumulations possible)
• Chiricahua Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, Huachuca Mountains, Mule Mountains, Dragoon Mountains, Madera Canyon and Canelo Hills (up to 16 inches of snow accumulations possible)
• Yavapai County Mountains, eastern and western Mogollon Rim, Sycamore Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, northern Gila County, Grand Canyon County, Coconino Plateau and Kaibab Plateau (up to 20 inches of snow accumulations possible)

Winter weather advisory effective through 11 p.m. Tuesday:

• Chinle Valley, Defiance Plateau, Black Mesa area and Chuska Mountains (up to 15 inches of snow accumulations possible)

Alerts in Colorado

Winter weather advisories effective through 5 a.m. Monday:

• Elkhead Mountains, Flat Tops, Park Mountains, Tavaputs Plateau and Roan Plateau (up to 12 inches of snow accumulations possible)
• Gore and Elk Mountains

Winter storm watch effective through 5 p.m. Wednesday:

• Washington, Phillips, Broomfield, Sedgwick, Morgan, Logan, Larimer County below 6,000 feet, northeast and northwest Weld County, Denver, West Adams, Arapahoe and Boulder County below 6,000 feet
• Jefferson County below 6,000 feet, North and northeast Elbert County below 6,000 feet, Elbert, central and south Weld County, North Lincoln County, central and east Adams

Winter storm watch effective through 11 p.m. Wednesday:

• Yuma County
• Kit Carson County

Alerts in Utah

Winter storm warnings effective through 5 p.m. Tuesday:

• Bryce Canyon Country and upper Sevier River Valleys
• South Central Utah

Winter storm warnings effective through 5 a.m. Wednesday:

• Southwestern Utah
• Southern Mountains (up to 28 inches of snow accumulations possible in the Pine Valley and Tushar Mountains)

Winter weather advisory effective through 5 p.m. Tuesday:

• Castle Country

Winter weather advisories effective through 5 a.m. Wednesday:

• Central Mountains, western Uinta Mountains, Book Cliffs, Wasatch Plateau and Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
• Eastern Juan, Sanpete Valley and western Millard

Alerts in New Mexico

Winter storm warning effective through 6 a.m. Monday:

• Southwest Mountains

Winter weather advisories effective through 6 a.m. Monday:

• Chuska Mountains
• Black Range, Sacramento Mountains above 7,500 feet and southern Gila Highlands

High wind warning effective through 9 p.m. Monday:

• Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County (wind gusts of up to 90 miles per hour possible)