Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 29, 2006, 3:29 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 27 hr. 30 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, 3:29 PM MST (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2006, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:32 PM MST | SNOW 23 | La Veta, CO | 10 INCHES TODAY... 2 INCHES SINCE 1025 AM... |
| Dec 29, 3:50 PM MST | SNOW 14 | Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 29, 3:50 PM MST | SNOW 28 | Cuchara, CO | 7 INCHES SINCE 6 AM... LIGHT SNOW... 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY... |
| Dec 29, 3:55 PM MST | SNOW 12 | Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 29, 4:12 PM MST | SNOW 18 | 3 Sw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 29, 4:36 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 3 Wsw Air Force Academy, CO | 2 INCHES SO FAR TODAY |
| Dec 29, 4:41 PM MST | SNOW 22.5 | 5 Wnw Aguilar, CO | |
| Dec 29, 5:27 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 9 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | LIGHT SNOW... |
| Dec 29, 5:27 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Pueblo West, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:12 PM MST | SNOW 19.5 | Black Forest, CO | |
| Dec 29, 10:08 PM MST | SNOW 20 | 3 Sw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 29, 11:06 PM MST | SNOW 14 | Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 30, 1:42 AM MST | SNOW 18 | 2 W Rye, CO | 18 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BETWEEN 9 AM ON THE 28TH TO 11 PM ON THE 29TH. |
| Dec 30, 7:10 AM MST | SNOW 8 | Cuchara, CO | NEW SNOW 4 PM TO 7 AM MST. STORM TOTAL TO THIS POINT 36 INCHES. |
| Dec 30, 7:51 AM MST | SNOW 30.5 | 5 Nnw Aguilar, CO | |
| Dec 30, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 2.8 | Rosita, CO | 24 HOUR TOTAL 8 AM TO 8 AM...9 INCHES. |
| Dec 30, 10:30 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 5 S Trinidad, CO | 30 TO 36 INCH DRIFTS |
| Dec 30, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 28 | N La Veta, CO | 3.5 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. 0.45 PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT... 2.27 STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION SO FAR. |
| Dec 30, 11:15 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 3 Sw Walsenburg, CO | FROM 0700 TO 1100 AM MST. ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SO FAR...26 INCHES. |
| Dec 30, 11:18 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 8 E Colorado City, CO | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL. 5 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 30, 11:45 AM MST | SNOW 16 | 5 Nnw Aguilar, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. STORM TOTAL SO FAR...36 INCHES. |
| Dec 30, 12:30 PM MST | SNOW 30.5 | N La Veta, CO | 2.5 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 6 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. |
| Dec 30, 1:14 PM MST | SNOW 22 | N Walsenburg, CO | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 10 INCHES BETWEEN 0900 AM. |
| Dec 30, 1:55 PM MST | SNOW 38 | 5 Nnw Aguilar, CO | MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING. |
| Dec 30, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 44 | Cuchara, CO | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Dec 30, 2:17 PM MST | SNOW 32 | N La Veta, CO | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. NEW SNOW SINCE 1100 AM...4 INCHES. |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM MST | SNOW 48 | Cuchara, CO | STORM TOTAL...SNOW HAS ENDED |
| Dec 30, 4:22 PM MST | SNOW 20 | Woodland Park, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 30, 4:55 PM MST | SNOW 40 | 5 Wnw Aguilar, CO | STORM TOTAL...SNOW HAS ENDED. |
| Dec 30, 6:00 PM MST | SNOW 35.5 | Trinidad, CO | STORM TOTAL FOR 28-30 DEC 2006 |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ 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. $$ COZ081-082-300430- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ083-300430- /O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/ 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
5 follow-up statements
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. $$ COZ096-098-099-310715- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 601 PM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN KIOWA...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 6 T0 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGHWAYS 50...160 AND 287 REMAIN CLOSED. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 29, 3:29 PM MST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 3:29 PM MST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND TOMORROW) ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE PLAINS... CURRENTLY...BLIZZARD ONGOING ACROSS THE SE PLAINS. WINDS AT ASOS SENSORS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL MOD TO HVY SNOW. REPORTS FROM EM OFFICIALS INDICATE HIGHWAY 50 CLOSED FROM KLHX TO KS...AND US287 CLOSED IN SE CO. WIDESPREAD 12 AMOUNTS WITH DRIFTS TO 8 FEET IN KIOWA COUNTY. SNOW WAIST DEEP IN E LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. CLOSER TO I-25...WINDS NOT AS STRONG AND SNOW LIGHTER. SOME HEAVY SNOW IS STILL BEING REPORTED IN THE MTS. SAT PIX SHOW CYCLONE STILL OVER WC NM AND IS MOVING LITTLE. DISCUSSION...BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE OVER E PLAINS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 12 TO 24 INCHES OVER THE E PLAINS. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE CUTOFF WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE TO THE NORTHEAST TX PANHANDLE...WITH STRONG ENE WINDS BLOWING INTO SE CO WITH OBVIOUS TROWEL FEATURE OVER THE SE CO PLAINS. RATON MESA AND EAST SLOPES OF SANGRES/WETS WILL ALSO GET POUNDED WITH THIS STORM. MAIN CONCERN IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO TELLER/EL PASO COUNTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS AREA MAY NOT SEE MUCH DUE TO DOWNSLOPE AND DRY AIR BEING ADVECTED IN FROM SMALL CUTOFF DROPPING INTO WY. HOWEVER IF STORM MOVES A BIT FARTHER N THAN INDICATED...N SIDE OF PALMER DIVIDE AND N EL PASO AND NE FACING SLOPES OF PIKES PEAK COULD GET SLAMMED. FOR NOW...BELIEVE IT WILL BE PRUDENT TO GO WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR N EL PASO COUNTY. EVEN IF THEY DO NOT SEE THE HEAVY SNOW...THEY ARE LIKELY GOING TO SEE THE WIND INCREASE ABOVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. I WILL ALSO GO WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES. SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY NOT SEE THE HEAVY SNOW CRITERIA...BUT WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. AS FOR THE SW AND C MTS AND W SLOPES OF THE S MTS...I ONLY EXPECT SNOW SHOWER AT BEST...AS FLOW WILL BE DOWNSLOPING THESE REGIONS AND DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT IN AT MID LVLS FROM WY CUTOFF. /HODANISH. .LONG TERM... (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY) ...WHEN TO END STORM IS MAIN CHALLENGE... LATEST THINKING IS THAT GFS/ECMWF HAVE BEST HANDLE ON STORM TRACK. ENSEMBLES ARE TIGHTLY CLUSTERED AROUND THESE SOLUTIONS. SO...BASED ON THIS...AND PER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL TONE DOWN STORM THREAT AFTER SATURDAY EVENING...AS UPPER LOW PULLS TO THE EAST QUICKER THAN IN PREVIOUS RUNS. SO...PER COORDINATION WITH THE BOULDER OFFICE...HAVE DROPPED THE WATCHES FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS/PLAINS FOR SUNDAY...AND HAVE TONED DOWN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO MUCH LIGHTER VALUES. THIS WAS MAIN DECISION THIS PACKAGE. ALSO...DID SOME MINOR FINE TUNING WITH REGARD TO LATER SYSTEMS (LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY)...BUT MAINLY TO BLEND WITH OTHER OFFICES ADJUSTMENTS IN A REASONABLE WAY. OBVIOUSLY...A LOT COULD CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THESE LATER SYSTEMS ARRIVE...SO NO BIG SWINGS YET. LW && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ084-089-093>099. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ083-085>088. HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ072>082. && 34/50
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 12:40 PM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1240 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 COZ058>089-093>099-301400- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 1240 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS ALL OF FREMONT COUNTY... ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY... ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA... BENT... PROWESS...A ND BACA COUNTIES... ...A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES... ...A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR EXCLUDING NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT COUNTY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. MAINLY FROM LA JUNTA EAST TO THE KANSAS BORDER. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO 10 FEET OR HIGHER. ALONG THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 12 INCHES. ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FROM THE NEW MEXICO TO COLORADO CITY AREAS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 12 INCHES. ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. LATER TONIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF EL PASO COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG WHICH WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST AND POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS, REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. ONCE THE CURRENT STORM MOVES AWAY THERE WILL BE A FEW DAYS OF DRY WEATHER ALTHOUGH THERE IS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDWEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT. HODANISH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 29, 10:20 AM MST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1020 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0822 AM SNOW 9 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.74N 104.82W
12/29/2006 E3.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0.5 INCH OVERNIGHT...LIGHT SNOW
0930 AM SNOW TRINIDAD 37.17N 104.51W
12/29/2006 E9.0 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWING HARD... VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE
0938 AM SNOW WALSH 37.39N 102.28W
12/29/2006 M7.0 INCH BACA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
4 INCHES AS OF 7 AM...3 INCHES SINCE...TO 930
AM...VISIBILITY ABOUT 100 YARDS IN HEAVY SNOW
0940 AM SNOW 5 WNW AGUILAR 37.43N 104.74W
12/29/2006 M17.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW CONTINUES
0941 AM SNOW 2 W RYE 37.92N 104.97W
12/29/2006 M16.2 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES
1010 AM SNOW LAS ANIMAS 38.07N 103.22W
12/29/2006 M6.0 INCH BENT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 2 FOOT DRIFTS... MODERATE SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW... VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AT TIMES
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JKHLocal storm report, Dec 29, 10:35 AM MST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1035 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 AM SNOW LAS ANIMAS 38.07N 103.22W
12/29/2006 M6.0 INCH BENT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 2 FOOT DRIFTS... MODERATE SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW... VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AT TIMES
0941 AM SNOW 2 W RYE 37.92N 104.97W
12/29/2006 M16.2 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES
0940 AM SNOW 5 WNW AGUILAR 37.43N 104.74W
12/29/2006 M17.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW CONTINUES
0938 AM SNOW WALSH 37.39N 102.28W
12/29/2006 M7.0 INCH BACA CO CO-OP OBSERVER
4 INCHES AS OF 7 AM...3 INCHES SINCE...TO 930
AM...VISIBILITY ABOUT 100 YARDS IN HEAVY SNOW
0930 AM SNOW TRINIDAD 37.17N 104.51W
12/29/2006 E9.0 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWING HARD... VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE
0835 AM SNOW 3 SW WALSENBURG 37.60N 104.82W
12/29/2006 M14.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0825 AM SNOW MAYSVILLE 38.54N 106.22W
12/29/2006 M8.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0822 AM SNOW 9 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.74N 104.82W
12/29/2006 E3.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0.5 INCH OVERNIGHT...LIGHT SNOW
0800 AM SNOW JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR 38.02N 103.03W
12/29/2006 E10.0 INCH BENT CO CO-OP OBSERVER
0754 AM SNOW 3 NNE MONUMENT 39.11N 104.84W
12/29/2006 M14.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT
0710 AM SNOW 5 ENE MONUMENT 39.10N 104.76W
12/29/2006 M11.8 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0645 AM SNOW FOWLER 38.13N 104.02W
12/29/2006 M4.5 INCH OTERO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 AM SNOW 14 NNW PRITCHETT 37.56N 102.96W
12/29/2006 E14.0 INCH BACA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
0640 AM SNOW 3 SW ROSITA 38.07N 105.36W
12/29/2006 M6.0 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW 6 NE BLACK FOREST 39.11N 104.60W
12/29/2006 M8.1 INCH EL PASO CO CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0545 AM SNOW CUCHARA 37.38N 105.10W
12/29/2006 M21.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL. 8 INCHES NEW OVERNIGHT.
0202 AM SNOW 1 SSE MONUMENT 39.06N 104.85W
12/29/2006 M8.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1225 AM SNOW 2 W RYE 37.92N 104.97W
12/29/2006 M13.0 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM APPROXIMATELY 9 AM ON THE 28TH
TO 11 PM ON THE 28TH WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING WITH
A TEMPERATURE OF 25F. 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS NOTED BY 2 PM
ON THE 28TH.
0942 PM SNOW 6 E MONUMENT 39.07N 104.75W
12/28/2006 M9.8 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0847 PM SNOW 1 S RYE 37.91N 104.93W
12/28/2006 M11.0 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
0725 PM SNOW 9 S COLORADO SPRINGS 38.70N 104.82W
12/28/2006 M3.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0605 PM SNOW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
12/28/2006 M7.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 PM SNOW WOODLAND PARK 38.99N 105.05W
12/28/2006 M12.0 INCH TELLER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0540 PM SNOW 2 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.85N 104.79W
12/28/2006 M9.0 INCH EL PASO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
0535 PM SNOW SALIDA 38.53N 106.00W
12/28/2006 M4.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO CO-OP OBSERVER
0519 PM SNOW BLACK FOREST 39.05N 104.67W
12/28/2006 M6.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM SNOW 5 SW NATHROP 38.68N 106.15W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM SNOW CANON CITY 38.44N 105.23W
12/28/2006 M4.0 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0508 PM SNOW 9 NNE WOLF CREEK PASS 37.59N 106.74W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH MINERAL CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 PM SNOW CUCHARA 37.38N 105.10W
12/28/2006 M13.0 INCH HUERFANO CO AIRPLANE PILOT
0440 PM SNOW ALAMOSA 37.47N 105.87W
12/28/2006 M3.0 INCH ALAMOSA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0440 PM SNOW MONUMENT 39.07N 104.86W
12/28/2006 M7.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0440 PM SNOW PUEBLO WEST 38.35N 104.72W
12/28/2006 M2.5 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0431 PM SNOW TRINIDAD 37.17N 104.51W
12/28/2006 M3.8 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM SNOW COLORADO CITY 37.94N 104.85W
12/28/2006 M8.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0425 PM SNOW MAYSVILLE 38.52N 106.22W
12/28/2006 M4.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0416 PM SNOW WALSENBURG 37.63N 104.78W
12/28/2006 M9.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
0415 PM SNOW MANITOU SPRINGS 38.86N 104.91W
12/28/2006 M6.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
0407 PM SNOW 1 S RYE 37.91N 104.93W
12/28/2006 M10.0 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
0405 PM SNOW 9 SW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.77N 104.88W
12/28/2006 M2.8 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0401 PM SNOW BEULAH 38.08N 104.98W
12/28/2006 M11.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0356 PM SNOW BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/28/2006 M3.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0349 PM SNOW 4 ENE RYE 37.94N 104.87W
12/28/2006 M7.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
0347 PM SNOW WALSENBURG 37.63N 104.78W
12/28/2006 M7.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0342 PM SNOW LA VETA 37.51N 105.01W
12/28/2006 M13.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0340 PM SNOW 5 WSW AGUILAR 37.38N 104.74W
12/28/2006 M8.5 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0336 PM SNOW 15 E WESTCLIFFE 38.13N 105.19W
12/28/2006 M12.0 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0336 PM SNOW BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/28/2006 M4.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0327 PM SNOW 2 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.82N 104.86W
12/28/2006 M4.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0323 PM SNOW ROSITA 38.10N 105.33W
12/28/2006 M5.0 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0317 PM SNOW BLACK FOREST 39.05N 104.67W
12/28/2006 M4.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0250 PM SNOW 6 NE SAN ISABEL 38.04N 104.97W
12/28/2006 M9.5 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0236 PM SNOW LA VETA 37.51N 105.01W
12/28/2006 M9.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0226 PM SNOW CANON CITY 38.46N 105.24W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0132 PM SNOW COLORADO CITY 37.94N 104.85W
12/28/2006 M5.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0125 PM SNOW BLACK FOREST 39.05N 104.67W
12/28/2006 M3.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0118 PM SNOW WALSENBURG 37.63N 104.78W
12/28/2006 M4.5 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0115 PM SNOW 5 WNW AGUILAR 37.43N 104.74W
12/28/2006 M6.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0109 PM SNOW 5 NE COLORADO SPRINGS 38.88N 104.76W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 PM SNOW 1 NNE MONUMENT 39.08N 104.85W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1244 PM SNOW PUEBLO WEST 38.32N 104.76W
12/28/2006 M1.0 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
1225 PM SNOW 9 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.71N 104.89W
12/28/2006 M1.5 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1215 PM SNOW LA VETA 37.51N 105.01W
12/28/2006 M4.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1200 PM SNOW DIVIDE 38.94N 105.16W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH TELLER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1145 AM SNOW BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/28/2006 M1.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1115 AM SNOW 3 SW WALSENBURG 37.60N 104.82W
12/28/2006 M3.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW 1 S MANITOU SPRINGS 38.84N 104.91W
12/28/2006 M2.0 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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21.00 CUCHARA CO HUERFANO 0545 AM
STORM TOTAL. 8 INCHES NEW OVERNIGHT.
17.00 5 WNW AGUILAR CO HUERFANO 0940 AM
SNOW CONTINUES
16.20 2 W RYE CO PUEBLO 0941 AM
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES
14.00 14 NNW PRITCHETT CO BACA 0640 AM
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
14.00 3 NNE MONUMENT CO EL PASO 0754 AM
5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT
14.00 3 SW WALSENBURG CO HUERFANO 0835 AM
13.00 LA VETA CO HUERFANO 0342 PM
13.00 CUCHARA CO HUERFANO 0455 PM
13.00 2 W RYE CO PUEBLO 1225 AM
12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM APPROXIMATELY 9 AM
ON THE 28TH TO 11 PM ON THE 28TH WITH VERY
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING WITH A TEMPERATURE OF
25F. 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS NOTED BY 2 PM ON
THE 28TH.
12.00 15 E WESTCLIFFE CO CUSTER 0336 PM
12.00 WOODLAND PARK CO TELLER 0545 PM
11.80 5 ENE MONUMENT CO EL PASO 0710 AM
11.00 BEULAH CO PUEBLO 0401 PM
11.00 1 S RYE CO PUEBLO 0847 PM
10.00 1 S RYE CO PUEBLO 0407 PM
10.00 JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR CO BENT 0800 AM
9.80 6 E MONUMENT CO EL PASO 0942 PM
9.50 6 NE SAN ISABEL CO PUEBLO 0250 PM
9.00 LA VETA CO HUERFANO 0236 PM
9.00 WALSENBURG CO HUERFANO 0416 PM
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
9.00 2 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0540 PM
9.00 TRINIDAD CO LAS ANIMAS 0930 AM
SNOWING HARD... VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE
8.50 5 WSW AGUILAR CO LAS ANIMAS 0340 PM
8.50 1 SSE MONUMENT CO EL PASO 0202 AM
8.10 6 NE BLACK FOREST CO EL PASO 0600 AM
24 HOUR TOTAL
8.00 COLORADO CITY CO PUEBLO 0430 PM
8.00 MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0825 AM
7.50 MONUMENT CO EL PASO 0440 PM
7.00 WALSENBURG CO HUERFANO 0347 PM
7.00 4 ENE RYE CO PUEBLO 0349 PM
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
7.00 COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0605 PM
7.00 WALSH CO BACA 0938 AM
4 INCHES AS OF 7 AM...3 INCHES SINCE...TO 930
AM...VISIBILITY ABOUT 100 YARDS IN HEAVY SNOW
6.00 5 WNW AGUILAR CO HUERFANO 0115 PM
6.00 MANITOU SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0415 PM
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
6.00 BLACK FOREST CO EL PASO 0519 PM
6.00 3 SW ROSITA CO CUSTER 0640 AM
6.00 LAS ANIMAS CO BENT 1010 AM
ESTIMATED 2 FOOT DRIFTS... MODERATE
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AT
TIMES
5.00 COLORADO CITY CO PUEBLO 0132 PM
5.00 ROSITA CO CUSTER 0323 PM
4.50 WALSENBURG CO HUERFANO 0118 PM
4.50 BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0336 PM
4.50 FOWLER CO OTERO 0645 AM
4.00 LA VETA CO HUERFANO 1215 PM
4.00 BLACK FOREST CO EL PASO 0317 PM
4.00 2 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0327 PM
4.00 MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0425 PM
4.00 CANON CITY CO FREMONT 0517 PM
4.00 SALIDA CO CHAFFEE 0535 PM
3.80 TRINIDAD CO LAS ANIMAS 0431 PM
3.50 9 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0822 AM
0.5 INCH OVERNIGHT...LIGHT SNOW
3.00 3 SW WALSENBURG CO HUERFANO 1115 AM
3.00 BLACK FOREST CO EL PASO 0125 PM
3.00 BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0356 PM
3.00 ALAMOSA CO ALAMOSA 0440 PM
3.00 9 S COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0725 PM
2.80 9 SW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0405 PM
2.50 PUEBLO WEST CO PUEBLO 0440 PM
2.00 1 S MANITOU SPRINGS CO EL PASO 1110 AM
2.00 DIVIDE CO TELLER 1200 PM
2.00 1 NNE MONUMENT CO EL PASO 0100 PM
2.00 5 NE COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 0109 PM
2.00 CANON CITY CO FREMONT 0226 PM
2.00 9 NNE WOLF CREEK PASS CO MINERAL 0508 PM
2.00 5 SW NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0517 PM
1.50 9 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS CO EL PASO 1225 PM
1.00 BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 1145 AM
1.00 PUEBLO WEST CO PUEBLO 1244 PM
JKHLocal storm report, Dec 29, 12:00 PM MST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1200 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM SNOW 5 WNW AGUILAR 37.43N 104.74W
12/29/2006 M20.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE... HEAVY SNOW... 1.5 INCHES
PER HOUR FOR THE PAST 2 HOURS...
&&
JKHLocal storm report, Dec 29, 12:19 PM MST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1219 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1216 PM BLIZZARD SHERIDAN LAKE 38.47N 102.29W
12/29/2006 KIOWA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
VISIBILITY RANGING FROM 20 FEET TO 250 FEET... WIND GUSTS
TO 51 MPH... 8 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS
&&
JKHLocal storm report, Dec 29, 12:34 PM MST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1234 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1039 AM SNOW LA JUNTA 37.98N 103.54W
12/29/2006 M10.0 INCH OTERO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL 1 INCH PER HOUR...
1048 AM SNOW LAMAR 38.08N 102.62W
12/29/2006 E6.0 INCH PROWERS CO TRAINED SPOTTER
VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
1210 PM SNOW WALSENBURG 37.63N 104.78W
12/29/2006 E12.0 INCH HUERFANO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW
1230 PM SNOW 8 E COLORADO CITY 37.94N 104.70W
12/29/2006 E24.0 INCH PUEBLO CO AIRPLANE PILOT
NORTH WINDS 11 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH... VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1 MILE IN LIGHT SNOW... DRIFTS IN THE OPEN 42 INCHES
HIGH...
&&
JKHLocal storm report, Dec 29, 12:44 PM MST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1244 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM SNOW 8 E COLORADO CITY 37.94N 104.70W
12/29/2006 E24.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH WINDS 11 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH... VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1 MILE IN LIGHT SNOW... DRIFTS IN THE OPEN 42 INCHES
HIGH...
&&
RSGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 4:31 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | PUB | El Paso | 11 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:31 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 29, 12:01 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 38 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.