Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Nov 3, 2008, 9:17 PM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 4, 2008, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 34 hr. 1 report 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
- Nov 3, 2008, 9:17 PM MST (04:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 4, 2008, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2008, 9:13 PM MST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Lake County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 10:08 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 1 Se Wolf Creek Pass, CO | WOLF CREEK SKI AREA REPORTED THAT 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 25 HOURS WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 410 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 040417 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 917 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-041030- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0017.081104T1800Z-081106T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0015.081104T1800Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 917 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-041030- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0017.081104T1800Z-081106T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.081104T2100Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 917 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 040634 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1134 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-041245- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.081104T1800Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1134 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-041245- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.081104T2100Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 1134 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 041240 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 540 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-041845- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.081104T1800Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 540 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-041845- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.081104T2100Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 540 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...CHANGING QUICKLY TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 041818 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1118 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-050030- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1118 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TWO TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON WOLF CREEK PASS. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB CAMERAS ON WOLF CREEK PASS SHOW THAT IT IS SNOWING HEAVILY AND THAT THE ROAD IS SNOW PACKED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-050030- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.081104T2100Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 1118 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...CHANGING QUICKLY TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 042234 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 334 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-050445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 334 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES THE REGION. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-050445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 334 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CHANGING QUICKLY TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 050308 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 808 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-051200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 808 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH... TENNESSEE...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES THE REGION. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-051200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 808 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 051127 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 427 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 427 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH... TENNESSEE...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE MORNING...AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES THE REGION. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES TODAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 427 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 051728 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1028 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008 COZ058-060-066-068-052330- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1028 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH... TENNESSEE...WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL INITIALLY FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS EARLY TODAY...WITH THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES TODAY. TEN INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN AT WOLF CREEK SKI RESORT AND HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEB CAMERAS AT WOLF CREEK PASS AND MONARCH PASS SHOW THE ROADS ARE SNOW PACKED. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-052330- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 1028 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 052158 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 258 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 COZ066-068-052300- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081105T2300Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 258 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL NOW EXPIRE 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. $$ COZ058-060-060400- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 258 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ059-061-060400- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 258 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. 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. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 052233 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 333 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 COZ066-068-052345- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081105T2300Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 333 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. $$ COZ058-060-060445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 333 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. 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. $$ COZ059-061-060445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 333 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 060413 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 913 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 COZ058-060-060515- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 913 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ COZ059-061-060515- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-081106T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 913 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ METZE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 3, 2:32 PM MST, 6 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 2:32 PM MST, 6 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 232 PM MST MON NOV 3 2008 .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND TUESDAY) ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BEGINNING LATER TOMORROW... CURRENTLY ACROSS THE REGION...THIN HIGH CLOUDINESS IS SLOWLY INCREASING ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS IN ADVANCE OF A SIGNIFICANT LONG WAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE CALIF COAST. TONIGHT...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...I DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY PRECIP TO FALL DURING THIS PERIOD. WITH THE INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS PICKING UP IN THE MTNS...I EXPECT ANOTHER MILD NIGHT...WITH LOWS IN THE 40S PLAINS AND 20S/30S MTNS. TOMORROW...PRECIP WILL RAMP UP TOMORROW ACROSS THE CONTDVD...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE C AND SW MTNS (DETAILS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE LONG TERM DISCUSSION BELOW). BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON STEADY PRECIP (RAIN BELOW 9000 FEET AND SNOW ABOVE) SHOULD BE FALLING ALONG THE CONTDVD. I WOULD NOT BE TOO SURPRISED TO SEE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER DURING THE AFTERNOON TIME PD...AND INCLUDED SOME ISOLD TSRA IN THE FCST DATABASE. AS ALLUDED TO IN EARLIER DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK...WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND WIDESPREAD...WITH 40-50 MPH WINDS IN THE MTNS AND 20-30 MPH WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS. GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS...ANY WILDFIRE/GRASS FIRE WOULD QUICKLY SPREAD. NO FORMAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO BE ISSUED WITH THIS PACKAGE (DUE TO THE RH VALUES REMAINING ABOVE 15%)...BUT ANY FIRE WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY IF IT WERE TO OCCUR. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION TOMORROW. WITH THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS...EXPECT ANOTHER MILD DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE U60S TO U70S PLAINS. GIVEN THE DOWNSLOPE...I ACTUALLY WENT A COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE ALL GUIDANCE. /HODANISH .LONG TERM... (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE LONGER TERM IS ON TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT EVENT. LATEST COMPUTER MODELS STILL SUGGEST THAT UPPER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER IDAHO AT 00Z WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHERN COLORADO BY LATER WEDNESDAY AND THEN BECOME A SLOWLY MOVING CLOSED UPPER LOW SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE PUSHING OFF INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. ENOUGH FORECAST PARAMETERS COMING TOGETHER(SUCH AS FAVORABLE UPPER LIFT AS CAN BE SEEN BY FORECAST 300-200MB PVU CHART...RELATIVELY STEEP LAPSE RATES...COLD 500MB TEMPERATURES NEARING -30F BY LATER WEDNESDAY...FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC WINDS/RH FIELDS...ETC.) TO WARRANT A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ZONES 58/59/60/61/66 AND 68 FROM 18Z TUESDAY TO 08Z THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THIS TIME-FRAME OVER SECTIONS OF THE AFORE-MENTIONED ZONES. AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH SHOULD GENERALLY EXPERIENCE LOW-GRADE POPS. OTHER CONCERNS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION DURING THE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY TIME-FRAME. WARMER AND MORE TRANQUIL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE CWFA FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE NEXT STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO IMPACT CWFA WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING POPS FROM LATER SUNDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY. && .AVIATION... MAIN CONCERN AT ALL TAF SITE (AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION) WILL BE WINDS. EXPECT SURFACE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PICK UP TOMORROW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 KTNS IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY (KALS) AND 20 TO 30 KNT WINDS AT KCOS AND KPUB. OVER THE MTNS ALONG THE CONTDVD...STEADY PRECIP WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON WITH IFR CONDITIONS. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR COZ058>061-066-068. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 3, 6:21 AM MST, 14 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 621 AM MST MON NOV 3 2008 COZ058>089-093>099-041330- 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- 621 AM MST MON NOV 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 13/28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 9:17 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake | 48 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2008Every winter storm 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.