Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this blizzard warning at Oct 29, 2009, 12:59 PM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 16 hr. 20 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
- Oct 29, 2009, 12:59 PM MDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2009, 4:54 AM MDT
- In force
- 16 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 19:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1:50 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 4 Nw Elizabeth, CO | THREE FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Oct 29, 2:13 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 2 Nw Aurora, CO | DRIFTS TO 27 INCHES. |
| Oct 29, 3:11 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 8 Se Watkins, CO | 19.2 INCHES OF SNOW. DRIFTS TO 5 FEET. WIND NORTHWEST 29 GUST TO 39 MPH. |
| Oct 29, 4:01 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 4 Sse Bennett, CO | BLOWING SNOW. VIS 1/8 TO 1/2 MILE. WIND 24 GUST TO 35 MPH. |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Ese Greeley, CO | STORM TOTAL. 2 FOOT DRIFTS. ON UNC CAMPUS. |
| Oct 29, 4:39 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Centennial, CO | |
| Oct 29, 4:45 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 Nw Elizabeth, CO | |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | Wnw Julesburg, CO | |
| Oct 29, 5:21 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 11 Ese Holyoke, CO | BLOWING SNOW WITH WINDS AT 40 MPH. VIS LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Oct 29, 5:26 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 21 N New Raymer, CO | WIND GUSTING TO 30 MPH. VIS ABOUT 100 YARDS. |
| Oct 29, 5:26 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 1 N Akron, CO | VIS 1/4 MILE WITH HEAVY SNOW. WIND NORTHWEST 31 MPH GUSTING TO 37 MPH. |
| Oct 29, 5:26 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 21 N New Raymer, CO | WIND GUSTING TO 30 MPH. VIS ABOUT 100 YARDS. 18.0 SNOW. |
| Oct 29, 5:26 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Limon, CO | VIS LESS THAN 1/4 WITH HEAVY SNOW. WIND NORTHWEST 33 MPH GUSTING 44 MPH. |
| Oct 29, 5:47 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 6 Ne Karval, CO | HEAVY SNOW WITH VIS LESS THAN 100 YARDS. VERY STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED AT 40 MPH. |
| Oct 29, 5:49 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Fort Morgan, CO | 5 INCHES OF SNOW. VIS 1.5 BLOCKS. NORTHWEST WIND 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. |
| Oct 29, 8:10 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | Sterling, CO | |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Fort Morgan, CO | 12 INCHES OF SNOW. VIS ONE BLOCK. SIX FOOT DRIFTS OUTSIDE OF TOWN. |
| Oct 29, 9:10 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Sterling, CO | |
| Oct 29, 10:05 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Greenwood Village, CO | |
| Oct 29, 10:12 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 7 Wsw Hugo, CO | WIND 30 TO 40 MPH. HEAVY SNOW. VIS 300 YARDS. ESTIMATED 6 INCHES ON GROUND. |
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, 7.0 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
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 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 291859 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS... ...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO... .STRONG NORTH WINDS AND A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW FROM EASTERN WELD COUNTY THROUGH MORGAN COUNTY AND THEN SOUTHWARD TO THE LIMON AREA WERE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES IN MANY LOCATIONS UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AND THEN GRADUALLY ABATE LATER TONIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES NORTHEAST INTO KANSAS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED EAST OF DENVER...AND INTERSTATE 70 IS CLOSED EAST OF E-470 AT MILE MARKER 292. FARTHER WEST INCLUDING THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR AND FOOTHILLS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM THE SOUTHERN DENVER SUBURBS ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WAS PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS RANGED FROM NEARLY 44 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWEST OF DENVER TO GENERALLY 15 TO 25 INCHES IN THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR AND 8 TO 15 INCHES FARTHER EAST. THE HEAVIER SNOWS ARE INCREASING NOW OVER THE MORE EASTERN PLAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW HAS BROKEN SOME TREE LIMBS WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS WELL. COZ042-044-300100- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.091029T1859Z-091030T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING LATER TODAY MAY ALSO CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ COZ045-046-300100- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.091029T1859Z-091030T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING LATER TODAY MAY ALSO CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ031-033>036-300000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ 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...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 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. ALTHOUGH MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS HAVE SUN AND ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AT THIS TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES IN OTHER AREAS. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW ON POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLUSHY AND SNOWPACKED WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING WARM CLOTHES...FOOD AND WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$ COZ038>041-043-300000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE URBAN CORRIDOR TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. SOME HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF DENVER AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. EASTERN LARIMER COUNTY WILL ALSO HAVE QUITE STRONG WINDS WITH ROAD CLOSURES AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW ON BRANCHES AND POWER LINES AND SOME TREE BRANCHES MAY SNAP DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TODAY. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLUSHY AND SNOWPACKED WITH ROAD CLOSURES A POSSIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING WARM CLOTHES...FOOD AND WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$ COZ048>051-300100- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW AND WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO0... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING LATER TODAY MAY ALSO CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT...AND AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT SUCH AS WARM CLOTHING...FOOD... WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$ COZ037-300000- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1259 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN AREAS THAT SAW HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 292201 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS... ...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO BUT WINDING DOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS... .STRONG NORTH WINDS AND AN INCREASING AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS HAS CREATED WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT AS OUR WINTER STORM SLOWLY EDGES EASTWARD. THE MAIN UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS CURRENTLY OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. AS IT DOES SO SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP BACK ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE VERY LATE TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM COLORADO. THE HEAVIEST NEW SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WELL TO THE EAST OF DENVER WITH 4 TO AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. ALREADY DRIFTS UP TO FIVE FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN AREAS EAST OF DENVER AND THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO KEEP MOST ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT. FARTHER TO THE WEST THE STORM IS WINDING DOWN FROM DENVER NORTH ALONG THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND FRONT RANGE AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF VERY STRONG WINDS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF DENVER WHERE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT. COZ048>051-300415- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO THROUGH THE EVENING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SEVERE DRIFTING OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ COZ031-033>035-038-039-292315- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD... LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE FOUND BUT NEW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING OR ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ COZ037-292315- /O.CAN.KBOU.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED FOR THE MOST PART IN THE AREA. $$ COZ041-300415- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0600Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. STRONG AND MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TODAY. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLUSHY AND SNOWPACKED WITH ROAD CLOSURES A POSSIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING WARM CLOTHES...FOOD AND WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$ COZ042-044-300415- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING WILL CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ COZ045-046-300415- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING WILL CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ036-300000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 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. PERIODS OF SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT WITH NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW ON POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLUSHY AND SNOWPACKED WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING WARM CLOTHES...FOOD AND WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$ COZ040-043-300000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN 401 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM DENVER NORTHWARDS BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TODAY. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLUSHY AND SNOWPACKED WITH ROAD CLOSURES A POSSIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING WARM CLOTHES...FOOD AND WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 300007 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 607 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT. AT SUNSET THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXTENDED FROM NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY TO THE LIMON AREA. FURTHER EAST THE SNOW INTENSITY WAS INCREASING...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL DURING THE NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES OF 100 TO 200 YARDS WERE COMMON. THE CENTER OF THIS STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD FROM FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO INTO WESTERN KANSAS BY FRIDAY MORNING. AS IT MOVES EASTWARD CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT IN EASTERN ARAPAHOE...ADAMS...DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES LATER THIS EVENING WHILE FURTHER EAST THE IMPROVEMENT WILL NOT COME UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO DENVER. DRIFTS UP TO FIVE FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED...AND HEAVY DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ROADS ARE CLOSED IN THE AREAS RECEIVING HEAVY SNOWFALL...AND FURTHER ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AS THE BRUNT OF THE STORM SPREADS EASTWARD. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS AS OF LATE AFTERNOON WERE IN THE 15 TO 25 INCH RANGE FROM CASTLE ROCK ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES INTO EASTERN WELD COUNTY...WITH 5 INCHES IN FORT MORGAN. FURTHER EAST THE HEAVY SNOW WAS JUST BEGINNING. COZ036-300115- /O.EXP.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 607 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 4 INCH RANGE. $$ COZ040-043-300115- /O.EXP.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0000Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN 607 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS. $$ COZ042-044-048>051-300615- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 607 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING WILL CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ COZ045-046-300600- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 607 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING WILL CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. && $$ COZ041-300600- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091030T0600Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 607 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. STRONG AND MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TODAY. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLUSHY AND SNOWPACKED WITH ROAD CLOSURES A POSSIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING WARM CLOTHES...FOOD AND WATER AND A SHOVEL. && $$ GIMMESTAD
000 WWUS45 KBOU 300702 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 102 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...NUMEROUS ROADS CRISS-CROSSING NORTHEAST COLORADO REMAIN CLOSED... .THE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS THE PAST 36 HOURS HAS YET TO LOSE ITS GRIP ON THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITIES WHICH HAS LED TO THE CLOSURE OF NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. MAJOR ROADWAYS CLOSED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN AIRPARK ROAD JUST EAST OF DENVER TO THE KANSAS STATE LINE... INTERSTATE 76 BETWEEN BRIGHTON AND THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE...AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND THE WYOMING STATE LINE. STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. HOWEVER...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO UNTIL MORNING. COUNTIES LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDE MORGAN...WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WELD...LOGAN...PHILLIPS AND SEDGWICK. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE COUNTIES WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN MORGAN...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. COZ042-044-048>051-301200- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 102 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 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. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING WILL CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ COZ045-046-301200- /O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0029.091030T0702Z-091030T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 102 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS...EASTERN ARAPAHOE...EASTERN ELBERT AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. 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. && $$ BAKER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 300730 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 130 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...NUMEROUS ROADS CRISS-CROSSING NORTHEAST COLORADO REMAIN CLOSED... .THE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS THE PAST 36 HOURS HAS YET TO LOSE ITS GRIP ON THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITIES WHICH HAS LED TO THE CLOSURE OF NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. MAJOR ROADWAYS CLOSED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN AIRPARK ROAD JUST EAST OF DENVER TO THE KANSAS STATE LINE... INTERSTATE 76 BETWEEN BRIGHTON AND THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE...AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND THE WYOMING STATE LINE. STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. HOWEVER...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO UNTIL MORNING. COUNTIES LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDE MORGAN...WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WELD...LOGAN... PHILLIPS AND SEDGWICK. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE COUNTIES WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN MORGAN...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. COZ042-044-048>051-301200- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 130 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY CLOSED NUMEROUS ROADWAYS CRISS-CROSSING THE AREA. SNOW DRIFTS AS HIGH AS 5 FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATER TONIGHT AS THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION. 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. && $$ COZ045-046-301200- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 130 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS...EASTERN ARAPAHOE...EASTERN ELBERT AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. 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. && $$ BAKER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 301054 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 454 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 COZ042-044-048>051-301200- /O.CAN.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 454 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND SNOWFALL HAS ALL BUT ENDED ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR AND THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO HAS MOVES WELL EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED ON THE PLAINS. NUMEROUS ROADWAYS STILL REMAIN CLOSED EARLY THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND SEVERE DRIFTING. HIGHWAYS CLOSED AT THIS HOUR INCLUDE INTERSTATE 70 FROM JUST EAST OF DENVER TO THE KANSAS STATE LINE...INTERSTATE 76 FROM BRIGHTON TO THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE...AND INTERSTATE 25 JUST NORTH OF FORT COLLINS TO THE WYOMING STATE LINE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. $$ COZ045-046-301200- /O.CAN.KBOU.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091030T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 454 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THERE ANY DRIFTING SNOW THE NEXT FEW HOURS SHOULD BE LOCALIZED. $$ COZ035-301700- /O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0030.091030T1200Z-091031T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 454 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IN THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILES AT TIMES. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO PRODUCE ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BAKER
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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.