A spring snowstorm lingered over Southwest Colorado into Sunday evening.
“After sunset it should diminish,” said Mike Meyers, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
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.
Drivers should expect snowpacked roads in the higher elevations and lowered visibility during heavy snowfall, Myers said.
Areas above 9,000 feet could receive between 5 to 10 inches of snow, he said.
The Cortez area received about .20 inch of precipitation by afternoon.
On Monday, the high in the Cortez area is expected to reach 50 degrees. There’s a 40 percent chance of rain or snow showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, and sunny skies are expected to return Thursday through Saturday.
Acoss the region, law enforcement was responding to vehicles sliding off the roads Sunday, according to the emergency scanner.
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.
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.
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.
The Journal contributed to this article.
