Colorado low

English

Etymology

From Colorado +‎ low. From being a low pressure system originating in the uploads of Colorado.

Noun

Colorado low (plural Colorado lows)

1. (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

• Colorado clipper (Canadian English for "Colorado low")

Coordinate terms

• Alberta clipper (a similar class of storm systems in Canada)