Colorado low

noun

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.

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Colorado clipper
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Meanings

nounColorado low (plural Colorado lows)

plural Colorado lows

  1. climatologyA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
Colorado clipper
Also see
colorado clipper

Origin

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

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APA

Colorado low. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20low

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“Colorado low.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20low. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colorado low,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20low.

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