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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 29, 20068 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard warning at Dec 29, 2006, 12:01 PM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 38 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 29, 2006, 12:01 PM MST (19:01 UTC)
Expired
Dec 31, 2006, 1:31 AM MST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 29, 12:16 PM MSTBLIZZARDSheridan Lake, COVISIBILITY RANGING FROM 20 FEET TO 250 FEET... WIND GUSTS TO 51 MPH... 8 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS
Dec 29, 1:00 PM MSTSNOW 14.66 E Monument, COLIGHT SNOW... 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY... 2 INCHES IN 6 HOURS...
Dec 29, 1:30 PM MSTSNOW 173 Nne Monument, CO2 INCHES IN 3 HOURS..
Dec 29, 3:18 PM MSTSNOW 121 Sw Walsh, CO8 INCHES NEW SINCE 7 AM... VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE ...
Dec 29, 4:36 PM MSTSNOW 103 Wsw Air Force Academy, CO2 INCHES SO FAR TODAY
Dec 29, 5:26 PM MSTSNOW 13Manzanola, COSTORM TOTAL 11 INCHES...
Dec 29, 5:27 PM MSTSNOW 59 Ssw Colorado Springs, COLIGHT SNOW...
Dec 29, 7:12 PM MSTSNOW 19.5Black Forest, CO
Dec 29, 8:25 PM MSTBLIZZARDSheridan Lake, CO10-12 FOOT DRIFTS...HEAVY SNOW...NIL VISIBILITY...SUSTAINED WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
Dec 30, 7:35 AM MSTSNOW 9Manzanola, CO24 HOUR TOTAL...7 AM TO 7 AM. PRECIPITATION 1.22 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
Dec 30, 7:40 AM MSTSNOW 2412 Ne Two Buttes, COSTORM TOTAL TO 730 AM. ESTIMATED DUE TO BLOWING. 5-6 FOOT DRIFTS.
Dec 30, 8:07 AM MSTSNOW 161 N Walsh, CO
Dec 30, 8:32 AM MSTBLIZZARD9 N Brandon, COWIND GUSTS 51 MPH. 5-8 FOOT DRIFTS.
Dec 30, 10:30 AM MSTSNOW 85 S Trinidad, CO30 TO 36 INCH DRIFTS
Dec 30, 10:30 AM MSTSNOW 40Cuchara, COSTILL SNOWING.
Dec 30, 10:45 AM MSTBLIZZARDSheridan Lake, CO24-33 INCHES SNOWFALL. DRIFTS 10 TO 12 FEET WEST SIDE OF SHERIDAN LAKE, 15 TO 18 FEET ON EAST SIDE OF TOWN. WIND 25 TO 35 MPH, GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
Dec 30, 12:30 PM MSTBLIZZARDSe La Junta, COESTIMATED 24-25 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. 3 INCHES IN LAST 2 HOURS.
Dec 30, 12:45 PM MSTSNOW 242 Se Fowler, CO4 TO 6 FOOT DRIFTS.
Dec 30, 12:45 PM MSTSNOW 27La Junta, COSTORM TOTAL SO FAR
Dec 30, 1:45 PM MSTSNOW 301 N Walsh, COSTORM TOTAL SO FAR. 6 INCHES NEW SINCE 800 AM...WTIH 0.61 PRECIPITATION.
Dec 30, 1:55 PM MSTBLIZZARDLamar, CO28 INCHES SNOWFALL. 16 INCHES SINCE 0700 YESTERDAY WITH 1.65 INCHES LIQUID. 8 FOOT DRIFTS.
Dec 30, 2:04 PM MSTSNOW 195 Wsw Fort Lyon, CO3 FOOT DRIFTS.
Dec 30, 4:17 PM MSTSNOW 7Crowley, COSTORM TOTAL 14 INCHES...SNOW HAS ENDED
Dec 30, 6:00 PM MSTSNOW 35.5Trinidad, COSTORM TOTAL FOR 28-30 DEC 2006
Dec 30, 6:15 PM MSTSNOW 29La Junta, COSTORM TOTAL...SNOW HAS STOPPED.
Dec 30, 8:38 PM MSTSNOW 31La Junta, COSTORM TOTAL...6 TO 7 FOOT DRIFTS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2006-12-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2006-12-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 291901
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST    COLORADO...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WERE ROTATING
AROUND THE LOW AND TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY AND THEN PUSH INTO TEXAS PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY AND
THEN INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATER SUNDAY. THIS INTENSE WEATHER
SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF
SNOWFALL...SOME QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO TODAY INTO SUNDAY.

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CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...
KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 30
INCHES. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
COLORADO. VISIBILITIES WERE DOWN TO 1/4 OF A MILE IN MANY
LOCATIONS AND WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH. REPORTS FROM THE
EMERGENCY OFFICIAL INDICATE SNOW DRIFTS WERE IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET
ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE RUNNING
ABOUT 12 INCHES.

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GET WORSE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH. HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

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NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

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WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR UPPER
HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WALSENBURG
AND TRINIDAD.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE
7500 FEET. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

$$

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR TELLER
COUNTY.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO
18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES IS
EXPECTED TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

MORE HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

$$

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PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE
TO EIGHT INCHES EXPECTED TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE
FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

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COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS
1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO
EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE
NOTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS.
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 292229
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST COLORADO ESPECIALLY
OVER THE PLAINS...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST
AND BE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TOMORROW. THIS STORM WILL BRING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. 

COZ084-300430-
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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

THIS BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 4O MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

$$

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER
COUNTY AREAS.

AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

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CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY AREA.

AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ087-088-300430-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE RATON MESA REGION THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ085-300430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS OF
15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF EL PASO COUNTY. HEAVIER SNOW AND
STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR EASTERN SECTIONS
OF SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS
ELLICOTT...YODER AND TRUCKTON.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ086-300430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND
14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER SOUTHERN PUEBLO
COUNTY...WHILE NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
PUEBLO...WILL RECEIVE THE LOWER AMOUNTS.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ072>080-300430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND
ADJACENT VALLEYS...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ089-093>099-300430-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...
KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO
30 INCHES.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
COLORADO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES WERE DOWN TO 1/4 OF A MILE
IN MANY LOCATIONS AND WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35 TO 50 MPH. REPORTS
FROM THE EMERGENCY OFFICIAL INDICATE SNOW DRIFTS WERE IN EXCESS OF
4 TO 8 FEET ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA COUNTIES. 

HIGHWAYS 50 AND 287 ARE CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE
EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

HODANISH
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 300408
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST COLORADO ESPECIALLY
OVER THE PLAINS...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST
AND BE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TOMORROW. THIS STORM WILL BRING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

COZ089-093>099-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...
KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO
30 INCHES.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
COLORADO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES WERE DOWN TO BELOW ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS AND WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35
TO 50 MPH. REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY OFFICIALS INDICATE SNOW DRIFTS
OF 8 TO 10 FEET ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA COUNTIES.

HIGHWAYS 50 AND 287 ARE CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

COZ084-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 4O MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

HIGHWAY 24 FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO LIMON HAS BEEN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

$$

COZ072>082-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND
ADJACENT VALLEYS...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ085-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS OF
15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF EL PASO COUNTY. HEAVIER
SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR
EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS
SUCH AS ELLICOTT...YODER AND TRUCKTON.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

HIGHWAY 24 FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO LIMON HAS BEEN CLOSED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ083-086-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND
14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER SOUTHERN PUEBLO
COUNTY...WHILE NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
PUEBLO...WILL RECEIVE THE LOWER AMOUNTS.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ087-088-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
908 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE RATON MESA REGION THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM TRINIDAD TO THE NEW MEXICO
BORDER HAVE BEEN CLOSED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 301147
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA BY SUNRISE
SUNDAY. THIS STORM IS PROJECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES TO THE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

COZ084-301800-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0029.061230T1147Z-061231T0600Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 
1 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND WILL COMBINE WITH
WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4
MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ076-077-081-082-301800-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0029.061230T1147Z-061231T0600Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

ACROSS TELLER COUNTY AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FREMONT
COUNTY...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH AT TIMES. 

VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ083-085-086-301800-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0029.061230T1147Z-061231T0600Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET
ELEVATION AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND WILL COMBINE
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. 

VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ089-093>099-301800-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...
KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 15 TO 30 INCHES.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ACROSS THE PLAINS OF
SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES WERE DOWN TO
BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS AND WINDS WERE
GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA
COUNTIES.

HIGHWAYS 50 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

COZ072>075-078>080-301800-
/O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT VALLEYS...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.  

REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ087-088-301800-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
447 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE RATON MESA
REGION THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM TRINIDAD TO THE NEW MEXICO
BORDER REMAIN CLOSED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 301716
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1016 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST
COLORADO... ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. THIS STORM IS PROJECTED TO
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TO THE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SANGRE DE
CRISTRO AND WET MOUNTAINS.

COZ089-093>099-302330-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1016 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...
KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 6 T0 12 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MOST OF THIS ACCUMULATION WILL
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WILL
OCCUR ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA COUNTIES.

HIGHWAYS 50 160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

COZ072>075-078>080-302330-
/O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN
1016 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT VALLEYS...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ087-088-302330-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1016 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE RATON MESA
REGION THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 25 FROM TRINIDAD TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER
REMAINS CLOSED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ076-077-081>086-302330-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-061231T0600Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO
1016 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

ACROSS TELLER COUNTY AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FREMONT COUNTY...
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
THIS EVENING AND WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES.

VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 302307
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL MOVE
INTO OKLAHOMA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ON THE PLAINS THIS EVENING.
CLEARING SKIES AND PLENTY OF SUN SHOULD BE NOTED ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHEAST COLORADO BY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ072-073-078>080-310015-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING.

THIS CANCELLATION IS FOR THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.

$$

COZ076-077-081>086-310015-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-061231T0600Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY.

THIS CANCELLATION IS FOR FREMONT...TELLER...EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES. 

THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. NO MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED.

$$

COZ093>095-097-310515-
/O.EXT.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0600Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...
LAS ANIMAS
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN KIOWA
AND BENT COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL 5 T0 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO
3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY.

PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 50 160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

COZ089-310100-
/O.EXT.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY COUNTY.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 T0 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET.
SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 50 REMAIN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

COZ074-075-310100-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ087-088-310100-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

REDUCED VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
SNOWFALL.

SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 25 FROM TRINIDAD TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER
REMAINS CLOSED AS DOES HIGHWAY 160 EAST OF TRINIDAD.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

COZ096-098-099-310515-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
407 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN KIOWA...PROWERS...AND BACA
COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS
THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 6 T0 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2
TO 3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE.

HIGHWAYS 50 160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

LW
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 310101
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL MOVE
INTO OKLAHOMA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ON THE PLAINS THIS EVENING.
CLEARING SKIES AND PLENTY OF SUN SHOULD BE NOTED ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHEAST COLORADO BY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ089-310215-
/O.EXP.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS
601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 



$$

COZ074-075-310215-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS
601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 



$$

COZ087-088-310215-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 



$$

COZ093>095-097-310600-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0600Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...
LAS ANIMAS
601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN KIOWA
AND BENT COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS
EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 5 T0 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL OCCUR
ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY.

PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 50...160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

COZ096-098-099-310715-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN KIOWA...PROWERS...AND BACA
COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS
THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 6 T0 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
2 TO 3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE.

HIGHWAYS 50...160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 310407
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
907 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL MOVE
INTO OKLAHOMA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CLEARING SKIES AND PLENTY OF SUN SHOULD BE
NOTED ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO BY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ093>095-097-310515-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0600Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...
LAS ANIMAS
907 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THE SNOW HAS GENERALLY COME TO AN END
ACROSS OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN KIOWA AND BENT
COUNTIES. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THESE AREAS HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

COZ096-098-099-311015-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
907 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN KIOWA...PROWERS...AND BACA
COUNTIES.

A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS
THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 6 T0 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
2 TO 3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE.

HIGHWAYS 50...160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED.

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 310831
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
131 AM MST SUN DEC 31 2006

...MAJOR SNOWSTORM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW TO
SOUTHEAST COLORADO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE REGION. AN ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWER OR TWO IS POSSIBLE AND THERE WILL SOME AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING BUT FOR
THE MOST PART THE STORM HAS ENDED...

COZ096-098-099-310945-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
131 AM MST SUN DEC 31 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. 

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF COLORADO MAINLY
SOUTH AND EAST OF LAMAR BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE WINDS HAVE
DECREASED AND THE SNOW HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 4:31 AM MSTBlizzard WatchPUBEl Paso11 hr
Dec 29, 4:31 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more11 hr
Dec 29, 3:29 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningPUBCuster, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more27 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.