Winter Storm Maximus to Bring Snow, Ice to Over a Dozen States, Including Drought-Plagued California

      Winter Storm Maximus, the 13th named storm of the winter season in the U.S, will help to build snowpack in many drought-suffering locations of the West, and delight skiers and snowboarders in the Rockies. If that's not enough, Winter Storm Maximus will also produce a swath of snow through the Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and interior Northeast. Winter Storm Maximus will produce the lion's share of its snow in the Rockies through Thursday. Amounts over one foot are likely in the Bitterroots, Wasatch, and Colorado High Country. Snowfall in excess of one foot total is also expected in the snow-thirsty Sierra of California, which is welcomed news for concerns about California reservoir levels heavily dependent on spring snowmelt from the Sierra and other nearby ranges. Lighter additional snowfall totals are expected in the Cascades and Siskiyous.




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