Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this blizzard warning at Apr 3, 2009, 11:50 AM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 18 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
- Apr 3, 2009, 11:50 AM MDT (17:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Hereford, CO | |
| Apr 4, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 3 W Greeley, CO | |
| Apr 4, 9:06 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Iliff, CO | |
| Apr 4, 9:50 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 15 N Akron, CO | AMBULANCE REPORTED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 63 FROM APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTH OF AKRON NORTHWARD TO THE COUNTY LINE. WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 30 MPH WITH SNOWFALL AT 2 TO 3 INCHES IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY. |
| Apr 4, 11:15 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Pleasant Valley, CO | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 30 TO 40 MPH. ESTIMATED SNOWFALL AT 2 TO 3 INCHES. |
| Apr 4, 11:29 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 1 Ne Gill, CO | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 35 TO 40 MPH. ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 4, 12:09 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Iliff, CO | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 138 BETWEEN ILIFF AND STERLING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SNOWFALL MEASURED AT 5 INCHES WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Apr 4, 12:09 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Iliff, CO | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 138 BETWEEN ILIFF AND STERLING. WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SNOWFALL MEASURED AT 5 INCHES WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Apr 4, 12:35 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 1 Nw Fort Morgan, CO | MEASURED 40 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH A GUST TO 57 MPH. EXTENSIVE AND PROLONGED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. |
| Apr 4, 1:40 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Akron, CO | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN AKRON AND ALONG HWY 63 FROM STERLING SOUTH TO ANTON. AKRON ASOS REPORTING 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 49 MPH. |
| Apr 4, 5:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Julesburg, CO | |
| Apr 4, 5:26 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Haxtun, CO | GUST TO 58 MPH. VISIBLIITY LESS THAN 100 YARDS. |
| Apr 4, 5:27 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Genoa, CO | ZERO VISIBILITY WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. |
| Apr 4, 5:30 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Nnw Peetz, CO | WINDS 48 MPH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 4 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. SNOW ESTIMATE 1 FOOT. 100 FEET VISIBILITY. |
| Apr 4, 5:34 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Iliff, CO | SNOWING WITH 45 TO 50 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ZERO VISIBILITY. 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS 3 TO 5 FEET. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Julesburg, CO | WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. 5 INCHES OF SNOW PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Apr 4, 7:16 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Pleasant Valley, CO | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AND ZERO VISIBILITY LAST 2 HOURS. THREE TO FOUR FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Apr 4, 7:29 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Akron, CO | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COVERING MOST OF COUNTY. HIGHWAY 71 CLOSED FROM AKRON TO LIMON. |
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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 1890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 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 031750 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .A POWERFUL WINTER-LIKE STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING IN THE GREAT BASIN TODAY IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST ACROSS COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...AND THEN OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE EXACT PATH OF THIS STORM WILL HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS ON TOTAL SNOWFALL. BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THIS HEAVIER SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPING WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE HARSH WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AS THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM COLORADO. RESIDENTS IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS COLORADO...OR IN STATES TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SPRING SNOWSTORM. FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 303-639-1111. COZ042-044>046-040000- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0005.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY QUICKLY BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ048>051-040000- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0005.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ035-036-040000- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0005.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0008.090404T0300Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...EVERGREEN 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHT-TIME HOURS...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 14 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ038>041-043-040000- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0005.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0008.090404T0300Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...LOVELAND...ARVADA...BOULDER... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...CASTLE ROCK...GREELEY 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ031-033-034-040000- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0008.090403T1750Z-090405T0000Z/ 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...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... WINTER PARK 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WITH SNOWFALL RATES AVERAGING 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE SHIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS GRAND...JACKSON...AND LARIMER COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATER TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AN DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ037-040000- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0005.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.090404T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ030-032-040000- /O.EXT.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.090403T1750Z-090405T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...WALDEN...FRASER...GRANBY...KREMMLING 1150 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK TODAY AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 032251 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL DROP TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA TOMORROW MORNING...THEN MOVE TO EASTERN COLORADO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE EXACT PATH OF THE STORM WILL DECIDE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE MAY BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS MIXED IN...AND HEAVY THUNDER SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...CHANGING TO SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THIS HEAVIER SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPING WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE HARSH WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AS THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM COLORADO. RESIDENTS IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS COLORADO...OR IN STATES TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SPRING SNOWSTORM. FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 303-639-1111. COZ042-044>046-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY QUICKLY BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ048>051-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ031-033-034-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... WINTER PARK 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WITH SNOWFALL RATES AVERAGING 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE SHIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS GRAND...JACKSON...AND LARIMER COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATER TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AN DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ035-036-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.090404T0300Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...EVERGREEN 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHT-TIME HOURS...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 14 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ038>041-043-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.090404T0300Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...LOVELAND...ARVADA...BOULDER... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...CASTLE ROCK...GREELEY 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ037-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.090404T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER SUNSET. A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ030-032-040500- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...WALDEN...FRASER...GRANBY...KREMMLING 451 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 040334 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE MAY BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS MIXED IN...AND HEAVY THUNDER SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER ALL TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THIS HEAVIER SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPING WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE HARSH WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AS THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM COLORADO. COZ042-044>046-041000- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ048>051-041000- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ031-033>036-041000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ 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-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...EVERGREEN 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ038>041-043-041000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...LOVELAND...ARVADA...BOULDER... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...CASTLE ROCK...GREELEY 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ037-041000- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ030-032-041000- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...WALDEN...FRASER...GRANBY...KREMMLING 934 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 040656 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO ON SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...MAINLY FROM BOULDER NORTHWARD TO THE WYOMING BORDER. ONE TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THE FORT COLLINS AREA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH THROUGH THE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPING WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE HARSH WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AS THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM COLORADO. COZ042-044>046-041300- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH TOWARDS DAWN AND WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ048>051-041300- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ031-033>036-041300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ 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-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...EVERGREEN 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG AND EAST OF THE DIVIDE AND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ038>041-043-041300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...LOVELAND...ARVADA...BOULDER... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...CASTLE ROCK...GREELEY 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ037-041300- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ030-032-041300- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...WALDEN...FRASER...GRANBY...KREMMLING 1256 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SWE
000 WWUS45 KBOU 041116 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 .THE STORM SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO WESTERN KANSAS BY LATER TODAY. DRIER AIR HAS WORKED INTO THE FRONT RANGE AND RESULTED IN DIMINISHING SNOW DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND PUSH EASTWARD OVER THE PLAINS. DUE TO THE DECREASING SNOW TRENDS OVERNIGHT AND RAIN LAST EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT HAVE BEEN LOWERED IN MOST LOCALES. AS OF 5 AM...SNOWFALL ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES...WHILE 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ALONG THE URBAN CORRIDOR WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FROM FORT COLLINS TO THE WYOMING BORDER. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE HARSH WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AS THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM COLORADO. COZ042-044>046-041730- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH BY LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ048>051-041730- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE. THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY BY LATER THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ031-033>036-041730- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ 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-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...EVERGREEN 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG AND EAST OF THE DIVIDE. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER COUNTY. LOWER AMOUNTS WILL BE WEST OF THE DIVIDE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ038>041-043-041730- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...LOVELAND...ARVADA...BOULDER... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...CASTLE ROCK...GREELEY 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY THE MID MORNING HOURS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ037-041730- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY... PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ030-032-041730- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...WALDEN...FRASER...GRANBY...KREMMLING 516 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK THIS MORNING....THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SWE
000 WWUS45 KBOU 041813 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1213 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM LOCATED IN EASTERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN COLORADO PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE HARSH WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE TONIGHT AS THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM COLORADO. COZ031-033-034-050015- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.090404T1813Z-090405T0100Z/ 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...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... WINTER PARK 1213 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ035-036-038>041-043-041915- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- 1213 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. $$ COZ030-032-037-041915- /O.CAN.KBOU.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 1213 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. $$ COZ042-044>046-050015- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 1213 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ048>051-050015- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 1213 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LESZCYNSKI
000 WWUS45 KBOU 050008 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 608 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WHICH IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL... WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH HAVE PRODUCED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE HARSH AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT. COZ031-033-034-050115- /O.CAN.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090405T0100Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 608 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ COZ042-044>046-050600- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...GROVER...RAYMER...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 608 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN...EASTERN ADAMS AND EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ048>051-050615- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 608 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER WASHINGTON...LOGAN AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 14 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 050530 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1130 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. EVEN WITH JUST A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL... WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH HAVE PRODUCED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE HARSH AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...HENCE THE BLIZZARD WARNINGS WILL BE EXTENDED FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF ARAPAHOE...ADAMS AND EASTERN ELBERT AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. COZ042-044-050630- /O.CAN.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- 1130 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ADDITONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER 2 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. $$ COZ045-046-051130- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 1130 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN...EASTERN ADAMS AND EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MANY ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ048>051-051130- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 1130 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER WASHINGTON...LOGAN AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 14 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SWE
000 WWUS45 KBOU 051024 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 424 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 COZ045-046-051200- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 424 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN...EASTERN ADAMS AND EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MANY ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ048>051-051200- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 424 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER WASHINGTON...LOGAN AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SWE
000 WWUS45 KBOU 051143 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 543 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 COZ045-046-051245- /O.EXP.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...HUGO...LIMON 543 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE TO UNDER 20 MPH BY 10 AM. THE WINDS WILL STILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SPOTS. HIGHWAYS AND ROADS MAY STILL BE CLOSED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER AN INCH. $$ COZ048>051-051245- /O.EXP.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...STERLING...AKRON...OTIS...JULESBURG...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 543 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE TO UNDER 20 MPH BY LATER THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL STILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SPOTS. HIGHWAYS AND ROADS MAY STILL BE CLOSED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. $$ SWE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:22 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 10 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:22 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Park, Summit | 32 hr |
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Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009
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.