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Colorado low
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English
Etymology
From en Colorado low.
From being a low pressure system originating in the uploads of Colorado.
Noun
en 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
en Colorado clipper Canadian English for "Colorado low"
Coordinate terms
en Alberta clipper a similar class of storm systems in Canada