Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007

Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 4, 2007Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at May 4, 2007, 2:58 PM MDT for Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado. It took effect at May 4, 2007, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2007, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
May 4, 2007, 9:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 5, 2007, 8:46 PM MDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 230 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 253 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2007-05-04Temperature 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2007-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 042058
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
258 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

...A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN
REGION TONIGHT...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES THROUGH
SUNDAY. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...BRINGING SNOW TO THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ068-050400-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.070505T1200Z-070506T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0007.070505T0300Z-070506T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
258 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000
FEET INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS HIGHER
TERRAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 14 INCHES. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. 

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.

$$

COZ066-050400-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.070505T1200Z-070506T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.070505T0300Z-070506T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
258 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET INCLUDING
NORTH PASS.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS HIGHER TERRAIN
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 11 INCHES. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
EXPOSED TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

COZ058-060-050400-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.070505T0300Z-070506T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
258 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN
RANGES...INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO AND INDEPENDENCE PASS.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS HIGHER TERRAIN
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 13 INCHES. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
EXPOSED TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 050335
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
935 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

...A SPRING STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM NOW OVER UTAH WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO
THIS WEEKEND. MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ068-050945-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
935 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
EXPOSED TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

COZ058-060-066-050945-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS
935 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LA GARITA...EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE
PASS...AND CLIMAX.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ABOVE 12000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
EXPOSED TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$
ROSE
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 050924
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
324 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A SPRING STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM NOW OVER EASTERN UTAH WILL MOVE THROUGH
COLORADO THIS WEEKEND. MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ068-051600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
324 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE.  6 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

COZ058-060-066-051600-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS
324 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LA GARITA...EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE
PASS...AND CLIMAX.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE.  5 TO 10
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

LW
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 051544
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
944 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A SPRING STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS
MORNING...WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOIST
AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN
PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ068-052145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
944 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS.

SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

COZ058-060-066-052145-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS
944 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LA GARITA...EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE
PASS...AND CLIMAX.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE.  5 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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 052133
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
333 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE BRINGING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER COLORADO...WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MOIST
AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

COZ068-060345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
333 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS.

SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

COZ058-060-066-060345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS
333 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LA GARITA...EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING NORTH PASS...INDEPENDENCE
PASS...AND CLIMAX.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE. FIVE TO 10
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH
WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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 060246
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
846 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE BRINGING SNOW TO THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MOIST AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. FARTHER SOUTH...OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED...WITH
ONLY OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

COZ068-060400-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
846 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE
THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED. 

$$

COZ066-060400-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
846 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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

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

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE
THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED. 

$$

COZ058-060-060900-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
846 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO
MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS...AND CLIMAX.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE. FIVE TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
MORNING... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 4:49 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchPUBConejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache10 hr
May 4, 2:58 PM MDTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryPUBChaffee, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache38 hr

Nearby

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.