Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this blizzard warning at May 2, 2008, 7:42 AM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 13 hr. 6 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
- May 2, 2008, 7:42 AM MDT (13:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Logan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:25 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Amherst, CO | 66 MPH WIND GUST WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 8:58 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 4 E Haxtun, CO | 63 MPH WIND GUST WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 10:10 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Sterling, CO | 67 MPH WIND GUST WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 11:03 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Crook, CO | 57 MPH WIND GUST |
| May 2, 12:50 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 7 S Lindon, CO | ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 5:45 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Akron, CO | HIGHWAY 34 CLOSED FORT MORGAN TO YUMA DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 2119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 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 KBOU 021342 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 742 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 COZ048-050-051-022145- /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.080502T1342Z-080502T2200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG... OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 742 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. AT 730 AM MDT...THE SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW IN THE AREA HAVE RESULTED IN ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ031-033-034-022145- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T2200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 742 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK NORTHWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BE DECREASING AS THE DAY GOES ON...BUT VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE IN THE FRONT RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS...ESPECIALLY AROUND BERTHOUD AND LOVELAND PASSES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. A WIND SENSOR ABOVE TIMBERLINE NEAR BERTHOUD PASS RECORDED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH AT 4 AM. MANY HIGH COUNTRY ROADS ARE AND SNOW COVERED. CHAINS LAWS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOME HIGHWAYS...AND LOVELAND PASS WAS CLOSED EARLY THIS MORNING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 021715 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1115 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 COZ048-050-051-022200- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080502T2200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG... OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1115 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED OVER SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES THIS MORNING DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY...BUT THE WESTERN HALF WILL BE DRIER BUT CONTINUED VERY WINDY. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ...MAINLY OVER SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ031-033-034-022200- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T2200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 1115 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK NORTHWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BE DECREASING AS THE DAY GOES ON...BUT VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE IN THE FRONT RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS...ESPECIALLY AROUND BERTHOUD AND LOVELAND PASSES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. A WIND SENSOR ABOVE TIMBERLINE NEAR BERTHOUD PASS RECORDED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH AT 930 AM. MANY HIGH COUNTRY ROADS ARE AND SNOW COVERED. CHAINS LAWS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOME HIGHWAYS...AND LOVELAND PASS WAS CLOSED EARLY THIS MORNING. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 022139 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 339 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 COZ031-033-034-022245- /O.EXP.KBOU.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T2200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 339 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDY CONDITIONS GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH STEADILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT. $$ COZ048-050-051-030000- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG... OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 339 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM MDT. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED OVER SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES TODAY DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY...BUT THE WESTERN HALF WILL BE DRIER BUT CONTINUED VERY WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR SO ARE POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 022357 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 557 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 COZ048-050-030100- /O.EXP.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG... OVID...SEDGWICK 557 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$ COZ049-030300- /O.EXB.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.080503T0000Z-080503T0300Z/ WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 557 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT. ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ051-030300- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080503T0300Z/ PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 557 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM MDT. ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 030238 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 838 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 COZ049-051-030345- /O.EXP.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080503T0300Z/ WASHINGTON COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 838 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THUS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:29 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Elbert, Larimer, Lincoln and 6 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
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.