Alert archive / Colorado / Heavy Snow Warnings in 2007
Heavy Snow Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this heavy snow warning at Dec 8, 2007, 4:12 AM MST for 5 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 24 hr. 14 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 8, 2007, 4:12 AM MST (11:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2007, 3:47 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 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 8, 8:23 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 4 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Dec 8, 9:29 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 1 Wnw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 8, 11:39 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 8, 12:15 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Cuchara, CO | |
| Dec 8, 12:55 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 4 W Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 8, 1:08 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 5 Nnw Aguilar, CO | |
| Dec 8, 1:30 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 3 Sw Rosita, CO | |
| Dec 8, 2:29 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ne Florissant, CO | STORM TOTAL. 2 INCHES FELL SINCE 6 PM YESTERDAY. |
| Dec 8, 2:38 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | La Veta, CO | 0.21 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 8, 3:54 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Nnw Aguilar, CO | |
| Dec 8, 4:11 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Cuchara, CO | |
| Dec 8, 4:32 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Rosita, CO | |
| Dec 8, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 4 W Walsenburg, CO | |
| Dec 8, 9:40 PM MST | SNOW 9.5 | La Veta, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 0700 MST SATURDAY MORNING |
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 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 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 081112 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...SHALLOW COLD AIR HAS SETTLED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND HELPING TO PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING. COZ081>083-081800- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071208T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HS.W.0003.071208T1112Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TELLER AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...PENROSE...AND CANON CITY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 9 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. $$ COZ076>078-081800- /O.NEW.KPUB.HS.W.0003.071208T1112Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING COALDALE...HOWARD...SILVER CLIFF AND WESTCLIFFE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 8 TO 13 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ072>075-079-080-081800- /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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 MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...CUCHARA...AND RYE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY PASSES...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 10 TO 20 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 7500 AND 10000 FEET FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ058>061-066-068-081800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T0100Z/ 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- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE LEADVILLE VICINITY. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE...CLIMAX... GRANITE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS... CUMBRES PASS...AND WOLF CREEK PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...ABOVE 9000 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE SNOWFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MAY DECREASE LATE THROUGH TODAY...BUT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE LIKELY. MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PASS...OR ARE IMPASSABLE. IF THE SNOWFALL STOPS...TRAVEL STILL COULD BE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ084-085-081800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT...COLORADO SPRINGS...AND BLACK FOREST. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. A MORE STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND 3 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ086>088-081800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET...HUERFANO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING PUEBLO...PUEBLO WEST...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING. A MORE STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 10 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ089-093>099-081800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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 412 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES INCLUDING TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...EADS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD. AREAS TO WIDESPREAD FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT ON TOP OF THE FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM THIS MORNING. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ METZE
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 081336 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...SHALLOW COLD AIR HAS SETTLED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND HELPING TO PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING. MORE SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA SHOWED THE NEXT BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. COZ076>078-081>083-081900- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY... AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...CRIPPLE CREEK...COALDALE...HOWARD...SILVER CLIFF AND WESTCLIFFE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 9 TO 15 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 8 TO 13 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. $$ COZ058>061-066-068-081900- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T0100Z/ 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- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE LEADVILLE VICINITY. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE...CLIMAX... GRANITE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS... CUMBRES PASS...AND WOLF CREEK PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...ABOVE 9000 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE SNOWFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MAY DECREASE LATE THROUGH TODAY...BUT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE LIKELY. MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PASS...OR ARE IMPASSABLE. IF THE SNOWFALL STOPS...TRAVEL STILL COULD BE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ072>075-079-080-081900- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...CUCHARA...AND RYE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY PASSES...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 10 TO 20 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 7500 AND 10000 FEET FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ084-085-081900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT...COLORADO SPRINGS...AND BLACK FOREST. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. A MORE STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND 3 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ086>088-081900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET... HUERFANO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING PUEBLO...PUEBLO WEST...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING. A MORE STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 10 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. ROADWAYS... SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ089-093>099-081900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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 636 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES INCLUDING TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...EADS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD. AREAS TO WIDESPREAD FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT ON TOP OF THE FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM THIS MORNING. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 081859 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...WHILE A SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. COZ076>078-081>083-090100- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY... AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...CRIPPLE CREEK...COALDALE...HOWARD...SILVER CLIFF AND WESTCLIFFE. SNOWFALL WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING...WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 9 TO 15 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. $$ COZ058>061-066-068-090100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T0100Z/ 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- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE LEADVILLE VICINITY. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE...CLIMAX... GRANITE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS... CUMBRES PASS...AND WOLF CREEK PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL OVER...OR COULD BE IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ072>075-079-080-090100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...CUCHARA...AND RYE. SNOW WAS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PERSISTING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY PASSES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET....WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 10 TO 20 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 7500 AND 10000 FEET FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ084-085-090100- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT...COLORADO SPRINGS...AND BLACK FOREST. FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS MOSTLY ENDED ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND 3 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ086>088-090100- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET... HUERFANO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING PUEBLO...PUEBLO WEST...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD. FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS MOSTLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 10 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ089-093>099-090100- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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 1159 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES INCLUDING TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...EADS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT ON TOP OF THE FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM THIS MORNING. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 081923 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...WHILE A SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. COZ058>061-066-068-090130- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE LEADVILLE VICINITY. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE...CLIMAX... GRANITE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS... CUMBRES PASS...AND WOLF CREEK PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL OVER...OR COULD BE IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ076>078-081>083-090130- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY... AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...CRIPPLE CREEK...COALDALE...HOWARD...SILVER CLIFF AND WESTCLIFFE. SNOWFALL WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING...WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 9 TO 15 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. $$ COZ072>075-079-080-090130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...CUCHARA...AND RYE. SNOW WAS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PERSISTING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY PASSES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET....WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 10 TO 20 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 7500 AND 10000 FEET FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ065-067-090130- /O.NEW.KPUB.SN.Y.0015.071208T1923Z-071209T1200Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT...AND INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF BONANZA...SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ COZ084-085-090130- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT...COLORADO SPRINGS...AND BLACK FOREST. FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS MOSTLY ENDED ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND 3 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROADWAYS... SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ086>088-090130- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET... HUERFANO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING PUEBLO...PUEBLO WEST...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD. FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS MOSTLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 10 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ089-093>099-090130- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1223 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES INCLUDING TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...EADS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT ON TOP OF THE FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM THIS MORNING. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 090129 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT...WHILE A SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. COZ076>078-081>083-090730- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY... AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...CRIPPLE CREEK...COALDALE...HOWARD...SILVER CLIFF AND WESTCLIFFE. SNOWFALL WAS INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 9 TO 15 INCHES. ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 6 TO 12 INCHES. 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. $$ COZ058>061-066-068-072>075-079-080-090730- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- 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 MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE...CLIMAX...GRANITE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...AND WOLF CREEK PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL OVER MOST MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ065-067-090730- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT...AND THE COMMUNITIES OF BONANZA...SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ COZ084-085-090730- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...MONUMENT...AND BLACK FOREST. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BY SUNDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ086>088-090730- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF PUEBLO ...HUERFANO...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING PUEBLO...PUEBLO WEST...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ089-093>099-090730- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 629 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY SLICK. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 090604 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT. COZ076>078-081>083-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY... AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...CRIPPLE CREEK...COALDALE...HOWARD...SILVER CLIFF AND WESTCLIFFE. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY SUNDAY MORNING SHOULD RANGE FROM 9 TO 15 INCHES. ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES SHOULD BE NOTED. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOWFALL MAY BE EXPERIENCED AT TIMES. 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. $$ COZ058>061-066-068-072>075-079-080-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- 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 MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE...CLIMAX...GRANITE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... AND WOLF CREEK PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL OVER MOST MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ COZ065-067-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT...AND THE COMMUNITIES OF BONANZA...SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ COZ084-085-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...MONUMENT...AND BLACK FOREST. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES PROJECTED ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 9 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ086>088-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF PUEBLO ... HUERFANO...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING PUEBLO... PUEBLO WEST...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 10 INCHES PROJECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY...WITH THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS GENERALLY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$ COZ089-093>099-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 1 TO 4 INCH RANGE PROJECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION. ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK FOR TRAVEL. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 091047 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...SNOW AND WINTRY WEATHER WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING.. .THE STORM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO IS NOW MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION...AND THE MOISTURE FORM THIS SYSTEM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. COZ076>078-081>083-091200- /O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 347 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROADS REMAIN ICY AND TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ COZ058>061-066-068-072>075-079-080-091200- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 347 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. ROADS REMAIN ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AND TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ COZ065-067-091200- /O.CAN.KPUB.SN.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 347 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. ROADS REMAIN ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AND TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ COZ084>089-093>099-091200- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE... LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 347 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROADS REMAIN ICY AND TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ SR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy snow 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 heavy snow warning went out at Dec 8, 3:56 AM MST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 3:56 AM MST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 356 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007 .SHORT TERM... TODAY AND TONIGHT) ...VERY COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES... ...FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING FOG PARTS OF SOUTHEAST CO THIS AM... ...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY TODAY/TONIGHT... CURRENTLY...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC MODEL UPPER AIR ANALYSES SHOWED THE DIGGING LONGWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH RELATIVELY DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS. PER LIVE WEB CAMS...SNOW CONTINUES TO FLY ACROSS PARTS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...MAINLY THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS GIVEN THE FAVORED SOUTHWEST FLOW OROGRAPHICS ENHANCING LIFT AND QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY HAD COOLING TOPS ONCE AGAIN ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST NM/SOUTHWEST CO AROUND THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. NOT SURE HOW MUCH SNOW IS OCCURRING AROUND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS GIVEN A SOUTHWEST FLOW IS A POOR OROGRAPHIC COMPONENT. NOT MUCH OCCURRING AT MONARCH SKI AREA/PASS PER LIVE WEB CAMS AND LEADVILLE METAR AND TRAINED SPOTTER INDICATES A CLEAR SKY EARLY THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...MAINLY RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS HAVING BEEN MOVING OUT OF NORTHWESTERN NM INTO OUR EASTERN CO MOUNTAINS/HIGH VALLEYS WITH SOME SUBSTANTIAL RADAR ECHO RETURNS...20-30 DBZ...JUST SETTING OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. MESO-NET SENSORS IN THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S...SO LIKELY ALL SNOW. THE AREAS/BANDS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO TELLER/EL PASO/PUEBLO/HUERFANO COUNTIES. ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD...THIS IS WHERE THE SHALLOW CP AIR MASS REMAINS UP AGAINST THE EASTERN CO MOUNTAINS EASTERN SLOPES. TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS WERE IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30. AREAS-WIDESPREAD FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING FOG HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CO. LAPS SOUNDINGS SUGGEST POSSIBLY ALL SNOW THERMAL STRUCTURE FOR EL PASO COUNTY. STILL GETTING FREEZING DRIZZLE AT PUEBLO AND LIKELY SOUTHWARD. DESPITE A LITTLE MORE MOIST SOUNDING ABOVE THE SHALLOW COLD AIR DOME ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO...FREEZING DRIZZLE IS THE PREDOMINATE WEATHER GIVEN NO SEEDER-FEEDERS ALOFT PER IR SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY. RECEIVED REPORT OF SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE AND BRIDGES/OVERPASSES ICING UP...INCLUDING DENSE FREEZING FOG...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CO. NOT TO LEAVE OUT...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY HAS BEEN IN THE 30S TO NEAR 40 ALL NIGHT WITH RAINFALL. QUITE A VARIETY OF WEATHER TO DEAL WITH. TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE VERY BIG QUESTIONS. FIRST KNOWN...THE SHALLOW CP AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD TODAY...AND SHOULD DEEPEN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH AND LIKELY SOME DIABATIC COOLING. THE LAST ROUND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE MAY BE A LULL WITH SNOWFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT INSTABILITY SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE...SO WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT FORECAST. WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY ROADS ARE STILL IMPASSABLE DESPITE IT SNOW OR NOT...SO STILL A HAZARD. FOR OUR EASTERN CO MOUNTAINS/SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THE GFS WANTS TO DEVELOP BANDS OF QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS I-25 CORRIDOR AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST CO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS IN THE VICINITY OF THE 800-700MB AND 700-600MB FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING...WHICH I CANNOT DISCOUNT. WITH TEMPERATURES -15C SNOW GROWTH ZONE WILL BE AROUND 500-550MB AND NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY OUR EASTERN MOUNTAINS. THIS FACT COMBINED WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S...SHOULD SEE SOME DECENT SNOW RATIOS...15-1 OR 20-1 WITH HIGHER ELEVATION TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL CRITERIA COULD BE MET ACROSS PIKES PEAK...FREMONT COUNTY...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND WET MOUNTAINS. ADVISORY VALUES COULD BE REACHED ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD. THE VALUES ARE FAIRLY MARGINAL OUT EAST...BUT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST EVENT. FURTHERMORE...AND MORE COMPLEX...IS THE FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING FOG THAT WILL OCCURRING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS JUST BEFORE THE SNOWFALL. HEADLINE PLAINS ARE FOR A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IT APPEARS THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH WIND ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND TELLER COUNTY...SO PLAN TO JUST GO WITH A HEAVY SNOW WARNING. WILL EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH TIME FOR I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD. THIS IS A DIFFICULT CHOICE...BUT THERE WILL BE A MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING AND CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY A SNOW ADVISORY. TRYING TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE RIGHT NOW...SO WILL MAINTAIN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND GIVE IT DETAIL WORDING WHAT TO EXPECT OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION/QPF DIMINISHES LATER TONIGHT...BUT WILL KEEP THE HEADLINES GOING ALL NIGHT GIVEN SOME UNCERTAINTIES. MEANWHILE...THERE MAY BE A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TODAY. METZE .LONG TERM... (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ...WINTER IS HERE TO STAY... LIGHT SNOW OVER THE PLAINS WILL WIND DOWN SUNDAY MORNING...WITH POSSIBLY SOME LGITH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. WITH FRESH SNOW COVER...HAVE STAYED THE COURSE BY MAINTAINING TEMPS DEGREES BELOW MOS GUIDANCE. NOT LIKELY TO GET ABOVE FREEZING ON SUN. WILL SEE A BIT OF A BREAK IN THE WX SUN AFTERNOON THRU MON MORNING. NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CO MON AFTERNOON INTO TUE MORNING. NAM HAS BEEN PLAYING CATCH UP TO THE GFS THE LAST FEW RUNS...SO IN GENERAL HAVE FOLLOWED GFS GUIDANCE FOR TIMING AND QPF. STILL A WAYS OFF...BUT SWRN MTS AGAIN LOOK TO BE THE MAIN BENEFICIARY OF THE STORM...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE FOR THE SAN JUANS. OVR THE PLAINS...SRLY FLOW WILL NOT BE ALL THAT FAVORABLE FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR...BUT RATON MESA AND PALMER DIVIDE SHOULD GET SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMS. LOW-MID LEV FLOW TURNS WESTERLY TUE MORNING AND THIS SHOULD CUT OFF THE PRECIP E OF THE MTS...BUT WILL MAINTAIN LOW POPS SINCE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR. WILL RETURN TO A RELATIVELY DRY PATTERN WITH NW FLOW ALOFT FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...BUT IT WILL STILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE. ROSE && .AVIATION... PER SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...LIFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE COS AND PUB AIRPORTS TODAY AND THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING...AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATER TODAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT COULD BE 6-8 INCHES AT COLORADO SPRINGS AND 5-6 INCHES FOR PUEBLO. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE ALS AIRPORT...RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS COULD GIVE WAY TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE ALS AIRPORT COULD BE 1-2 INCHES. METZE && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ084>089- 093>099. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ058>061-066-068. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ072>075-079- 080. HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ076>078-081>083. && 17/44
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 6:34 AM MST, 21 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 634 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 COZ058>089-093>099-081345- 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- 634 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN...LA GARITA...SAWATCH...AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FEET. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE AND UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEYS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS TELLER COUNTY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...FREEZING FOG...AND FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO LA JUNTA TO LAMAR AND NORTHWARD LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON SATURDAY...AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE ROCKIES. UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH PASSES. OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. BY SATURDAY EVENING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO AND BRING THE CHANCE FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PLAINS...WITH GREATER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER STORM MAY AFFECT THE REGION ON MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS...AND POSSIBLY SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE PLAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS ALL MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALSO...WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY FOR EL PASO...OTERO...CROWLEY...BENT...PROWERS... AND KIOWA COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 8, 1:27 AM MST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
127 AM MST SAT DEC 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM SNOW 1 N BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M5.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCHES SINCE 9 PM. .22 INCHES LIQUID. STILL SNOWING.
0545 AM SNOW WOLF CREEK PASS 37.48N 106.80W
12/07/2007 M8.0 INCH MINERAL CO PUBLIC
8.0 INCHES IN LAST 12 HOURS. 1.5 WATER EQUIVALENT. STILL
SNOWING.
0613 AM SNOW 11 S GUFFEY 38.59N 105.53W
12/07/2007 M3.0 INCH FREMONT CO TRAINED SPOTTER
3 INCHES AND STIL SNOWING.
0617 AM SNOW N MAYSVILLE 38.54N 106.22W
12/07/2007 M9.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
9.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. STILL SNOWING.
0619 AM SNOW CLIMAX 39.37N 106.18W
12/07/2007 M9.0 INCH LAKE CO CO-OP OBSERVER
9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 0.57 WATER EQUIVALENT. STILL
SNOWING.
0632 AM SNOW 1 N BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M3.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
3.0 INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS. 0.17 WATER EQUIVALENT.
STILL SNOWING.
0709 AM SNOW 5 NW BUENA VISTA 38.90N 106.20W
12/07/2007 M8.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
8.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING.
0739 AM SNOW 5 S NATHROP 38.66N 106.10W
12/07/2007 M11.8 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWING HEAVY...1 INCH PER HOUR
0825 AM SNOW N MAYSVILLE 38.54N 106.22W
12/07/2007 M4.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
13.6 INCHES TOTAL. 4.1 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.
0825 AM SNOW BUENA VISTA 38.85N 106.14W
12/07/2007 E12.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW IN DOWNTOWN BUENA VISTA.
0839 AM SNOW 6 WSW MAYSVILLE 38.52N 106.32W
12/07/2007 M24.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
24 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. 44 INCHES OF SNOW
ON THE GROUND. 1.4 WATER EQUIVALENT.
0849 AM SNOW WOLF CREEK PASS 37.48N 106.80W
12/07/2007 M10.0 INCH MINERAL CO PUBLIC
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 50 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH. 1.5 WATER
EQUIVALENT.
0849 AM SNOW 10 W CREEDE 37.82N 107.11W
12/07/2007 M3.5 INCH MINERAL CO TRAINED SPOTTER
3.5 INCHES AT THE SANTA MARIA RESERVOIR. 10 INCHES IN
SNOW DEPTH. 0.35 WATER EQUIVALENT.
0849 AM SNOW 1 N BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M14.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
14 INCHES IN NEW SNOW OVER 24 HOURS. 4 INCHES SINCE 6 AM.
0912 AM SNOW 5 SSW NATHROP 38.66N 106.12W
12/07/2007 E13.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
12 TO 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. STILL
SNOWING.
1018 AM SNOW 5 S NATHROP 38.66N 106.10W
12/07/2007 M17.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.
1021 AM SNOW 1 N BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M16.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN AN HOUR. 0.17 IN WATER
EQUIVALENT.
1155 AM SNOW BUENA VISTA 38.85N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M14.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES IN 3 HOURS. 14.0 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN BUENA VISTA
1206 PM SNOW MAYSVILLE 38.54N 106.22W
12/07/2007 M20.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1250 PM SNOW LEADVILLE 39.25N 106.29W
12/07/2007 M13.0 INCH LAKE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
OVER PAST 48 HOURS. 12 INCHES REMAIN ON GROUND.
0121 PM SNOW 5 S NATHROP 38.66N 106.10W
12/07/2007 M21.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 3.5 INCHES NEW SNOW IN PAST 3 HOURS.
SNOW DEPTH AT 19.5 INCHES...WITH 1.28 INCH WATER
EQUIVALENT.
0127 PM SNOW 1 N BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M18.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 2 INCHES IN PAST 3 HOURS...WITH 0.17
INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 15 INCHES REMAIN ON GROUND.
0407 PM SNOW MAYSVILLE 38.54N 106.22W
12/07/2007 M23.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0417 PM SNOW 5 S NATHROP 38.66N 106.10W
12/07/2007 M21.8 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0433 PM SNOW 5 SSW NATHROP 38.66N 106.12W
12/07/2007 M19.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0442 PM SNOW 1 N BUENA VISTA 38.83N 106.14W
12/07/2007 M19.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 15 INCHES REMAIN ON GROUND.
0123 AM SNOW 2 NE LEADVILLE 39.27N 106.27W
12/08/2007 M8.5 INCH LAKE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED SNOWFALL 12AM THURSDAY - 12AM FRIDAY -- 12/5 -
12/7 STORM TOTAL 14.2 INCHES
&&
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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24.00 6 WSW MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0839 AM
24 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. 44
INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. 1.4 WATER
EQUIVALENT.
23.10 MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0407 PM
21.80 5 S NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0417 PM
21.00 5 S NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0121 PM
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 3.5 INCHES NEW SNOW IN
PAST 3 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH AT 19.5
INCHES...WITH 1.28 INCH WATER EQUIVALENT.
20.10 MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 1206 PM
19.50 1 N BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0442 PM
1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 15 INCHES REMAIN ON
GROUND.
19.00 5 SSW NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0433 PM
18.00 1 N BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0127 PM
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 2 INCHES IN PAST 3
HOURS...WITH 0.17 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 15
INCHES REMAIN ON GROUND.
17.50 5 S NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 1018 AM
5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.
16.00 1 N BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 1021 AM
2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN AN HOUR. 0.17 IN
WATER EQUIVALENT.
14.00 BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 1155 AM
2 INCHES IN 3 HOURS. 14.0 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN
BUENA VISTA
14.00 1 N BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0849 AM
14 INCHES IN NEW SNOW OVER 24 HOURS. 4 INCHES
SINCE 6 AM.
13.00 LEADVILLE CO LAKE 1250 PM
OVER PAST 48 HOURS. 12 INCHES REMAIN ON
GROUND.
13.00 5 SSW NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0912 AM
12 TO 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 12
HOURS. STILL SNOWING.
12.00 BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0825 AM
ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW IN DOWNTOWN BUENA VISTA.
11.80 5 S NATHROP CO CHAFFEE 0739 AM
SNOWING HEAVY...1 INCH PER HOUR
10.00 WOLF CREEK PASS CO MINERAL 0849 AM
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 50 INCHES OF SNOW
DEPTH. 1.5 WATER EQUIVALENT.
9.50 N MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0617 AM
9.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. STILL SNOWING.
9.00 CLIMAX CO LAKE 0619 AM
9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 0.57 WATER EQUIVALENT.
STILL SNOWING.
8.50 2 NE LEADVILLE CO LAKE 0123 AM
REPORTED SNOWFALL 12AM THURSDAY - 12AM FRIDAY
-- 12/5 - 12/7 STORM TOTAL 14.2 INCHES
8.50 5 NW BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0709 AM
8.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING.
8.00 WOLF CREEK PASS CO MINERAL 0545 AM
8.0 INCHES IN LAST 12 HOURS. 1.5 WATER
EQUIVALENT. STILL SNOWING.
5.00 1 N BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0300 AM
4 INCHES SINCE 9 PM. .22 INCHES LIQUID. STILL
SNOWING.
4.10 N MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0825 AM
13.6 INCHES TOTAL. 4.1 INCHES IN THE LAST 2
HOURS.
3.50 10 W CREEDE CO MINERAL 0849 AM
3.5 INCHES AT THE SANTA MARIA RESERVOIR. 10
INCHES IN SNOW DEPTH. 0.35 WATER EQUIVALENT.
3.00 1 N BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0632 AM
3.0 INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS. 0.17 WATER
EQUIVALENT. STILL SNOWING.
3.00 11 S GUFFEY CO FREMONT 0613 AM
3 INCHES AND STIL SNOWING.
DMETZEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 12:23 PM MST | Snow Advisory | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 15 hr |
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Heavy Snow Warnings in Colorado, 2007Every heavy snow warning in 2007
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.