Douglas & Elbert Counties Winter Storm Warning

[jimmnn]

Urgent - Winter Weather Message
National Weather Service Denver Co
550 Am Mst Sun Mar 2 2008

...winter Storm Organizing Over Eastern Colorado...

.a Pacific Storm System Will Move Across Colorado Today...bringing
Much Colder Air And Snow To The Mountains And Plains Of North
Central And Northeast Colorado.

Deepening Upslope Flow Behind A Strong Cold Front Moving Through
Northeast Colorado Early This Morning Will Combine With Moisture
And Strong Winds Aloft To Produce Widespread Snow Across The
Region Today Through Early This Evening. Strong North To Northeast
Winds On The Plains Will Produce Blowing And Drifting Snow Today...
Especially Over The Palmer Divide To The South And Southeast Of
The Denver Metro Area.

Blizzard Conditions May Even Develop For A Time This Afternoon
In Higher Areas Of Douglas...elbert And Northern Lincoln Counties.

Elbert/central And East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Including...castle Rock...elbert...fondis...kiowa...larkspur
550 Am Mst Sun Mar 2 2008

...winter Storm Warning Now In Effect Until 8 Pm Mst This
Evening...

The Winter Storm Warning Is Now In Effect Until 8 Pm Mst This
Evening.

Snow Will Develop This Morning And Become Heavy At Times By Late
This Morning Across Douglas And Western Elbert Counties. Total
Accumulations Of 4 To 8 Inches Are Likely By This Evening. North
Winds Of 20 To 30 Mph And Gusts Up To 45 Mph Will Produce
Widespread Blowing And Drifting Snow Late This Morning And This
Afternoon. Residents Of Rural Areas Should Prepare For Severe
Drifting Of Snow And The Possibility Of Blizzard Conditions This
Afternoon.

/nws Boulder

 

[jimmnn]

Douglas County: I-25 at Surrey Ridge off-ramp both Engine and Medic 74 are stuck due to drifting, requesting additional units and a plow ASAP.

O/F DTRS, online

Jim<

 

[jimmnn]

A BLIZZARD WARNING has been issued for Castle Rock and most areas south and southeast of C-470 in Douglas and Elbert Counties. Whiteout conditions are likely and travel is not advised.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1152 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WINTER STORM PRODUCING SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER EASTERN COLORADO...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TODAY...
BRINGING STRONG WINDS...MUCH COLDER AIR...AND SNOW TO THE AREA.

AFTER A LULL IN THE STORM LATE THIS MORNING...SNOW AND WINDS WERE
ONCE AGAIN INTENSIFYING ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND PALMER DIVIDE
AREA. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF
THE DAY...ESPECIALLY FROM PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES EASTWARD
THROUGH DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER DOUGLAS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES. A FEW PERIODS
OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS CAN EVEN BE EXPECTED FROM ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES EASTWARD THROUGH THE LIMON AREA.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR RANGED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES
ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY.

THE WORST CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO POUND
THE PALMER DIVIDE AREA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT
RECOMMENDED SOUTH AND EAST OF DENVER.

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ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR
1152 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES WILL BE COMMON. TRAVEL IS SIMPLY NOT RECOMMENDED AND MAY
BECOME IMPOSSIBLE.

 

[jimmnn]

Douglas County: Is a mess numerous accidents on C-470, NB US-85 closed near Sedalia and I-25 MM-184, MM-182, MM-180 and now MM-179. Castle Rock out of units requesting Action Care and South Metro to cover.

O/F DTRS, Online

Jim<