Sun/Mon Winter Storm Warning

[jimmnn]

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOUT MID-MORNING
SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED...WITH HIGH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH AND
NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY THEN SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WIND
SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY A HALF MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER ALL
ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 191 OVER THE UINTA MOUNTAINS...
INTERSTATE 70 OVER VAIL PASS AND HIGHWAY 40 OVER RABBIT EARS
PASS. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...
VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR...AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Jim<

 

[lazierfan]

Add: This is for Colorado's Mountain West; truthfully anything east of Idaho Springs will only receive a trace. The NWS Warning came out of the GJ office.

 

[jimmnn]

Not really Jon, Winter Weather Advisory issued for South and West Metro areas also above 6k.

National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary

Jim<

 

[lazierfan]

Don't appreciate the hand slap. The op was for Mesa County and did not include the Front Range, if you had information on the Front Range why didn't you go ahead and place it here?

 

[lazierfan]

3-5" will be gone by Tuesday. I stand by my original post. West of the divide will get this one.

 

[jimmnn]

Code 18:

US-160 Wolf Creek Pass

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[04Z1V6]

Snowing good on the hill in Castle Rock.

 

[lazierfan]

Zero accumulation and a semi can drive between each flake at 7000' in Franktown.

As long as La Nina sets his tushie where it is, Denver will get nil.

 

[jimmnn]

Code 18:

CO-133 McClure
CO-139 Douglas

I-70 Vail Pass

US-40 Rabbit Ears Pass
US-50 Monarch Pass
US-160 Wolf Creek Pass
US-285 Monte Vista
US-550 Coal Bank, Molas, Red Mtn

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[rckydenver]

Looks like it fizzle out here in Arvada. Just got a dusting, not even a inch. Must be saving it up the the Christmas holiday. Maybe the next one.

 

[jimmnn]

Strong northerly winds gusting to almost 50 mph will create wind chills of zero degrees at times along the Front Range. Areas of blowing snow are expected in Douglas and Elbert Counties.

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