Colorado low
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Colorado + low From being a low pressure system originating in the uploads of Colorado.
Noun[edit]
Colorado low (plural Colorado lows)
- (meteorology) A fast moving high precipitation winter storm system originating out of Colorado, and traveling east across the United States, dumping much snow on the Great Plains and the Midwest.
Synonyms[edit]
- Colorado clipper (Canadian English for "Colorado low")
Coordinate terms[edit]
- Alberta clipper (a similar class of storm systems in Canada)