A warm, dry winter is beginning to create concerns for Aurora’s water supply. Snowpack across Colorado continues to lag and reservoir levels sit below what the city typically expects at this time of year. Aurora Water says it now has more frequent internal meetings and closer monitoring of storage levels, runoff projections and short term weather patterns. … Denver Water is also closely watching its supply after a season that began weak and has stayed that way.

Other winter storm and water supply news around the West:

• Cowboy State Daily (Cheyenne, Wyo.): “The next 6-8 weeks are critical”: Meteorologists see hope for more winter weather
• ABC7 (Denver, Colo.): Denver7 joins researchers as they hike into the mountains to measure record low snowpack levels
• KTNV (Las Vegas, Nev.): Snow blankets Las Vegas valley mountains as winter storm brings much-needed moisture
• The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.): ‘Strong atmospheric river’ brings rain
• KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): Northern California rain forecast: Recent snow likely to melt, avalanche risk also increases
• KRCR (Redding, Calif.): Eel River expected to flood, warning issued for low lying areas