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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 21, 20076 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 21, 2007, 4:48 AM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 21, 2007, 3:08 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 11 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 21, 2007, 4:48 AM MST (11:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2007, 3:08 PM MST
Expired
Dec 22, 2007, 4:54 AM MST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 21, 6:50 PM MSTSNOW 0.51 N Canon City, CO
Dec 21, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 0.52 Sse Canon City, CO
Dec 21, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 1.52 Ene Canon City, CO
Dec 21, 7:05 PM MSTSNOW 21 N Canon City, CO
Dec 21, 7:09 PM MSTSNOW 0.22 Nne Canon City, CO
Dec 21, 7:20 PM MSTSNOW 1.11 Ne Hillside, CO
Dec 21, 9:10 PM MSTSNOW 11 S Trinidad, CO
Dec 21, 10:09 PM MSTSNOW 61 Nw Trinidad, CO
Dec 21, 10:15 PM MSTSNOW 2.51 S Trinidad, COBLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY
Dec 21, 11:00 PM MSTSNOW 9.21 Ssw Rye, COPRECIPITATION 0.30
Dec 22, 4:35 AM MSTSNOW 10La Veta, CO

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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 271 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2007-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2007-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 211148
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
448 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MOST OF THE REGION...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM OVER UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING...AND SNOW AND WIND TO THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT. 

COZ074-075-079-080-211800-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0012.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0013.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
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...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN
448 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN PART
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE LATE NIGHT
HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. 

RATON PASS AND LA VETA PASS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER STORM. 

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.

$$

COZ087-088-093-094-097>099-211800-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0012.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
448 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF COLORADO MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY...TEMPERATURES
WILL DECREASE AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL FALL ALONG THE COLORADO
AND NEW MEXICO BORDER. THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...1 TO 2
INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY MAY SEE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES.

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.

$$

COZ081-082-084-211800-
/O.EXB.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.071221T2100Z-071222T0900Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
448 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY AND TELLER COUNTY.

THIS SNOW EVENT WILL EFFECT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR ACROSS THE
GREATER COLORADO SPRINGS AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF
DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS TELLER COUNTY
AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
THE SNOW AND WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. 

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.

$$

COZ072-073-078-086-211800-
/O.EXB.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...PUEBLO
448 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND FOR
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY.

ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. 

ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS
NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING PUEBLO...ONLY ONE TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME AREAS OF NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY MAY SEE
LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW. 

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.

$$

COZ058>061-066-068-211800-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T0300Z/
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
448 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY
ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...WOLF CREEK
PASS... MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...AND THE
TENNESSEE PASS.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
PEAKS.

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.

$$

HODANISH
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 211725
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1025 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MOST OF THE REGION...

.A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER UTAH LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EAST...AND OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON. BY THIS LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN SNOW AND
BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. 

COZ074-075-079-080-220000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
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...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN
1025 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RYE...LA VETA...AND
CUCHARA. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE LATE
NIGHT HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES ACROSS THE WET AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  

RATON PASS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER STORM.

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>061-066-068-220000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T0300Z/
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
1025 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY
ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...WOLF CREEK
PASS... MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...AND THE
TENNESSEE PASS.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES AND PEAKS.

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.

$$

COZ081-082-084-220000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.071221T2100Z-071222T0900Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1025 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL
PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES...INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...MONUMENT...
BLACK FOREST...AND CALHAN.

THIS SNOW EVENT WILL EFFECT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR
ACROSS THE GREATER COLORADO SPRINGS AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND
WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
BE NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDLE AFTERNOON ACROSS TELLER
AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
THE SNOW AND WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN
EL PASO COUNTY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY.

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.

$$

COZ072-073-078-086>088-093-094-097>099-220000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
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-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...
LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1025 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...LAS ANIMAS...
OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LA VETA
PASS...WESTCLIFFE...COLORADO CITY...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...
LA JUNTA...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD. 

LOOK FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO
TONIGHT. 

ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. ACROSS NORTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING PUEBLO...ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN
BE EXPECTED. SOME AREAS OF NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY MAY SEE LESS
THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW.

ACROSS THE WALSENBURG TRINIDAD AREAS AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN
BE EXPECTED. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
COLORADO PLAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS
TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR WEST TO EAST
ROADS LIKE HIGHWAY 50. 

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.

$$

METZE
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 212208
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
308 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MOST OF THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WILL END DURING THE EVENING. SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS
OVERNIGHT...BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO THESE REGIONS.

COZ087-088-220415-
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/O.EXA.KPUB.WS.W.0013.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
308 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR...INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES..WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY
WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST
OF INTERSTATE 25. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

$$

COZ074-075-079-080-220415-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
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...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN
308 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RYE...LA VETA...AND
CUCHARA.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ACROSS THE WET AND SOUTHERN SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

RATON PASS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER STORM.

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>061-066-068-220300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T0300Z/
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
308 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY
ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...WOLF CREEK
PASS... MONARCH PASS...NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...AND THE
TENNESSEE PASS.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH MID EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES.  BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES
AND PEAKS.

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.

$$

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
308 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL
PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES...INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...MONUMENT...
BLACK FOREST...AND CALHAN.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
THE SNOW AND WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN
EL PASO COUNTY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY.

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.

$$

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/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.071222T0100Z-071222T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...PUEBLO...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
308 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND
BACA COUNTIES...INCLUDING WESTCLIFFE...COLORADO CITY... LA
JUNTA...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY EARLY EVENING...WITH SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

AT THE LOCATIONS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30
MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.  TRAVEL MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT ON SOME ROADS DUE TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS
SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED.
ACROSS NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING PUEBLO...ONLY 1 TO
2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME AREAS OF NORTHERN PUEBLO
COUNTY MAY SEE LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW.

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.

$$
000 
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WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
745 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MOST OF THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WILL END DURING THE EVENING. SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS
OVERNIGHT...BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO THESE REGIONS.

COZ058>061-066-068-220345-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T0300Z/
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
745 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

HEAVY SNOW WAS DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WITH ONLY MINOR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. STRONG
WINDS NEAR PASS LEVEL MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

$$

COZ074-075-079-080-087-088-220845-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071222T1200Z/
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-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
745 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RYE...LA VETA...AND
CUCHARA.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES
ACROSS THE WET AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

RATON PASS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER STORM.

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.

$$

COZ072-073-078-086-093-094-097>099-220845-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...PUEBLO...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
745 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND
BACA COUNTIES...INCLUDING WESTCLIFFE...COLORADO CITY... LA
JUNTA...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN END FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

AT LOCATIONS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30
MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SOME ROADS DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS
SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED.
ACROSS NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING PUEBLO...ONLY 1 TO
2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME AREAS OF NORTHERN PUEBLO
COUNTY MAY SEE LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW.

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.

$$

COZ081-082-084-220845-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T0900Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
745 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL
PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES...INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK...MONUMENT...
BLACK FOREST...AND CALHAN.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HOURS....WITH THE
SNOW AND WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN
EL PASO COUNTY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 220602
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1102 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MOST OF THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WILL END DURING THE EVENING. SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS
OVERNIGHT...BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO THESE REGIONS.

COZ081-082-084-220715-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T0900Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1102 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

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

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

SNOW WAS DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS TELLER
COUNTY AND ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE LATE THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY
MINOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN.

$$

COZ074-075-079-080-087-088-221200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071222T1200Z/
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-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1102 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RYE...LA VETA...AND
CUCHARA. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR FROM WALSENBURG TO TRINIDAD. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BEFORE
ENDING AROUND BY SUNRISE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ACROSS THE WET AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AROUND
WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

RATON PASS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER STORM.

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.

$$

COZ072-073-078-086-093-094-097>099-221200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071222T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...PUEBLO...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1102 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND
BACA COUNTIES...INCLUDING WESTCLIFFE...COLORADO CITY... LA
JUNTA...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN END FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

AT LOCATIONS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SOME ROADS DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS
SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED.
ACROSS NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING PUEBLO...ONLY A FEW
FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 

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.

$$
000 
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
454 AM MST SAT DEC 22 2007

...WINTER STORM MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO
AND OUT OF THE REGION...ALLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE DAY.

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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-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
454 AM MST SAT DEC 22 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY
THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...PUEBLO...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
454 AM MST SAT DEC 22 2007

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

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

SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES...BEFORE
WEAKENING THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

MOORE

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Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2007Every winter storm 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.