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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 12, 20099 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Apr 12, 2009, 8:06 AM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 13 hr. 33 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 12, 2009, 8:06 AM MDT (14:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2009, 9:05 PM MDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 12, 8:30 AM MDTSNOW 135 Sse Crestone, COSTORM TOTAL. 11 INCHES REPORTED AT 0615 AM. ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES BETWEEN 0615 AND 0830 AM MDT.
Apr 12, 9:00 AM MDTSNOW 3.81 Ene Alamosa, CO
Apr 12, 9:00 AM MDTSNOW 42 Wsw Rosita, COSTORM TOTAL. ADDITIONAL INCH SNOWFALL SINCE 0730 AM MDT.
Apr 12, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 2.5Sw Beulah, COSINCE MIDNIGHT. STILL SNOWING.
Apr 12, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 56 W Westcliffe, COSINCE MIDNIGHT.
Apr 12, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 18.21 Sse Crestone, COSTORM TOTAL. 1.6 INCHES SINCE 0815 AM MDT.
Apr 12, 9:27 AM MDTSNOW 5Rosita, CO
Apr 12, 9:31 AM MDTSNOW 1111 Nne Crestone, CO
Apr 12, 10:16 AM MDTSNOW 5.34 Ene Alamosa, CO
Apr 12, 10:30 AM MDTSNOW 5.51 Ssw Rye, CO
Apr 12, 10:44 AM MDTSNOW 118 S Westcliffe, COSTORM TOTAL SO FAR.
Apr 12, 11:02 AM MDTSNOW 175 Sse Crestone, CO
Apr 12, 11:09 AM MDTSNOW 6.34 Ene Alamosa, CO
Apr 12, 11:14 AM MDTSNOW 31 W Farisita, CO
Apr 12, 11:15 AM MDTSNOW 23.21 Sse Crestone, COSTORM TOTAL THROUGH 1115 AM MDT. NEW SNOW 2.2 INCHES SINCE 1015 AM MDT.
Apr 12, 11:59 AM MDTSNOW 42 S Cuchara, CO
Apr 12, 12:22 PM MDTSNOW 8.52 Wsw Rosita, CO
Apr 12, 12:29 PM MDTSNOW 211 Sse Crestone, CO3 INCHES/HOUR SNOWFALL RATES FOR PAST 3 HOURS
Apr 12, 12:57 PM MDTSNOW 9.5Rosita, CO
Apr 12, 1:08 PM MDTSNOW 5.5Sw Beulah, CO
Apr 12, 1:20 PM MDTSNOW 6La Veta, CO4 INCHES ON THE GROUND. 0.50 LIQUID.
Apr 12, 1:26 PM MDTSNOW 7Great Sand Dunes, CO
Apr 12, 1:40 PM MDTSNOW 6.54 Ene Alamosa, CO
Apr 12, 2:13 PM MDTSNOW 3.31 S Beulah, CO
Apr 12, 3:27 PM MDTSNOW 82 S Cuchara, CO
Apr 12, 3:28 PM MDTSNOW 105 Ese Fort Garland, CO
Apr 12, 3:59 PM MDTSNOW 65 Wnw Aguilar, CO
Apr 12, 4:00 PM MDTSNOW 11Se La Veta, COCORRECTION TO PREVIOUS ENTRY...11 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM 8 AM EASTER SUNDAY TO 4 PM EASTER SUNDAY WITH 6 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON AND ANOTHER 5 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING FROM NOON TO 4 PM. DEEPEST SNOW DEPTH HAS BEEN 7 INCHES AS OF 4 PM WITH
Apr 12, 4:09 PM MDTSNOW 103 Ssw Beulah, CO
Apr 12, 5:35 PM MDTSNOW 3.52 N Trinidad, CO
Apr 12, 5:35 PM MDTSNOW 102 S Cuchara, CO
Apr 12, 8:18 PM MDTSNOW 74 Ene Alamosa, CO7 INCHES OF SNOW IN 13 HOURS...FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM ON EASTER SUNDAY. TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.77 INCHES.
Apr 12, 8:35 PM MDTSNOW 122 S Cuchara, CO12 INCHES OF SNOW IN APPROXIMATELY 13.5 HOURS...FROM 5 AM EASTER SUNDAY TO 630 PM EASTER SUNDAY.

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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 282 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2009-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2009-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 121406
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
806 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ073-075-080-122015-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0011.090412T1406Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
806 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000
FEET...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EASTER
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 20 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-072-074-079-081-082-122015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...RYE...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
806 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7000
AND 10000 FEET...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND
11000 FEET...AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE 8000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EASTER
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...4 TO
8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE
LOCALLY ABOVE 9000 FEET ELEVATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
ROSE
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 121510
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
910 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ072-074-079-122115-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...RYE
910 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY
THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ073-075-080-122115-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
910 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 20 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ078-122115-
/O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE
910 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY
THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-081-082-122115-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
910 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE
8000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. 


OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. OVER TELLER COUNTY...SNOWFALL OF 4
TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 121731
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1131 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ072>075-079-080-122345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN
1131 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY
THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ069>071-122345-
/O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
1131 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES IS FORECAST
BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-078-081-082-122345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
1131 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE
8000 FEET AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. OVER TELLER COUNTY...SNOWFALL OF
4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. OVER THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE SANGRES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 122111
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
311 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ058-060-069>071-078-081-082-122215-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
311 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

STEADY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH PERIODS OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ANY
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. 

$$

COZ072>075-079-080-130315-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090413T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN
311 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH
SNOWFALL TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING...MAINLY ABOVE
8000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 130305
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
905 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ072>075-079-080-130415-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090413T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
905 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
WET MOUNTAINS.

STEADY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THESE AREAS...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 12, 3:57 AM MDT, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 3:57 AM MDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
357 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

.SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

...SNOW SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS TODAY...

MAIN CONCERN TODAY IS THE EFFECT OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH
SRN CO...AND ITS IMPACT ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES. UPPER
LOW IS NOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF KALS PER WV IMAGERY...AND WILL
CONTINUE TRACKING ACROSS THE NM-CO BORDER THIS MORN AND OK-KS
TONIGHT. MID LEVEL WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE E AND NE PER VAD AND
REFLECTIVITY SCANS...AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RETURNS NOW NOTED ACROSS
THE SANGRES. WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT ADVISORY FOR THE ERN MTS...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE TODAY OVR THE HYR ELEVS.

LOOKS LIKE A SHOWERY AND COOL DAY ACROSS THE PLAINS. TEMPS WILL
LIKELY NOT RISE MUCH DURING THE DAY...WITH HIGHS LIKELY ONLY
REACHING THE 40S MOST SPOTS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 6000 TO
6500 FEET...AND COULD EVEN SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS MIXED IN FOR THE
LOWER ELEVS. MAIN CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVE WILL BE OVR THE
RATON MESA AND ESPECIALLY THE PALMER DVD AND MONUMENT HILL...AS THE
SYSTEM WINDS UP TO THE E...AND NRLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE LOW LEVELS.
H7 WINDS OVR THE PALMER DVD ARE PROGGED AT 40-50 KTS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVE...BUT AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE SFC WINDS
SHOULD STAY GENERALLY UNDER 20 KTS. HOWEVER...IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR
AN INTENSIFYING SYSTEM TO OUR S TO RESULT IN SOME GUSTY SFC WINDS
OVR THE DVD...AND COMBINED WITH SOME HEAVY WET SNOW THERE IS SOME
CONCERN FOR REDUCED VSBY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER
TODAY AND THIS EVE. NAM QPF APPEARS TO BE MUCH OVERDONE...BUT EVEN A
SMALL AMT OF SNOW COULD BE PROBLEMATIC IF THE WINDS PICK UP.

STORM WILL BEGIN PULLING AWAY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SOME LINGERING
SHWRS ESPECIALLY OVR THE ERN MTS AND FAR SERN PLAINS THRU TONIGHT.
DEPENDING ON PERSISTENCE OF SHWRS OVER THE ERN RANGES...MAY HAVE TO
EXTEND THE ADVISORY AT SOME POINT TODAY FOR THE EVENING HOURS.
CENTRAL MTS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT LATER
TONIGHT WHILE THE PLAINS REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY MON MORN. ROSE

.LONG TERM...
(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)

MON MORNING THE UPR LOW WL BE OVR ERN KS AND THERE COULD STILL BE
SOME WRAP-AROUND PCPN OVR THE FAR SE CO PLAINS...BUT BY AFTERNOON
AN UPR RIDGE WL BE BUILDING OVR THE AREA AND IT LOOKS LIKE ALL
AREAS SHOULD BE DRY WITH TEMPS WARMING TO AROUND NORMAL. THE UPR
RIDGE SHIFTS E ON TUESDAY AS A NEW UPR TROF MOVES OVR THE PACIFIC
NW. THE FIRST HALF OF TUE SHOULD BE DRY...BUT IN THE AFTERNOON WE
COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS DEVELOP OVR AND NR THE MTS. TUE NIGHT AN
UPR LOW MOVES INTO NRN NV...AND THEN MOVES INTO CENTRAL UT BY WED
EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA...PCPN WL INCREASE
OVR WRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. OVR ERN AREAS THE WEA
SHOULD GENERALLY BE DRY ALTHOUGH CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLD SHOWERS...WITH
TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL WED. THU THE UPR LOW WL BE OVR CO. THE GFS HAS
IT OVR NRN CO...WHILE THE ECMWF IS A LITTLE SLOWER AND FARTHER
SOUTH...TAKING THE LOW ALONG THE SRN CO BORDER. SHOULD SEE GOOD
CHANCES FOR PCPN OVR THE MTS AND HIGH VALLEYS...WITH LESSER
CHANCES OVR MOST OF THE SE PLAINS. TEMPS WL BE COOLER WITH THIS
SYSTEM...THE GFS IS SHOWING H7 TEMPS RANGING FROM -2 TO -9C. WL
PROBABLY SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DVD. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO STALL OVR CO THRU AT
LEAST FRI NIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY. THE GFS
FINALLY MOVES THE LOW OUT OF THE STATE ON SAT...WHILE THE ECMWF
KEEPS IT OVR CO THRU SAT. EITHER WAY THE WEA SHOULD REMAIN
UNSETTLE THE LAST PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. WL LEAVE
THE THU NIGHT THRU SAT FORECAST FOR PCPN AS IS FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY AT TIMES TODAY FOR ALL TAF SITES...AS
NUMEROUS SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO EARLY EVENING.
LOW IFR POSSIBLE AT KCOS AND KALS ESPECIALLY AS RAIN AND SNOW
SHWRS CONTINUE. CLEARING WILL OCCUR FROM W TO E THIS EVE...WITH
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND CENTRAL MTS SEEING SOME CLEARING
FIRST...THEN GRADUAL CLEARING OVR THE PLAINS THROUGH EARLY MON
MORNING. HEAVIEST SHWRS ARE EXPECTED OVR THE EASTERN MTN RANGES
AND THE PALMER DVD AND RATON MESA THROUGH TODAY. ROSE

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
COZ072>075-079>082.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ058-
060.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
COZ066-068.

&&

44/28
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 5:59 AM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
559 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ058>089-093>099-131200-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
559 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE  MOUNTAINS. UP
TO SIX INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 7500 FEET ELEVATION BY THIS EVENING. TRAVEL OVER THE PASSES
MAY BE DIFFICULT TODAY.

SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE ABOVE 6500
FEET ELEVATION. OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...SOME HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW OR RAIN MIXED
WITH SNOW MAY OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THIS MAY
RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES OVER THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR AND MONUMENT HILL...AND OVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 24 EAST TO
CALHAN AND RAMAH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO MIDDAY WEDNESDAY SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING THERE COULD BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE
REST OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON
WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE
STATE THURSDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS...BUT IT IS TO EARLY TO KNOW HOW MUCH
WILL FALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET.

44/28

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 12, 7:15 AM MDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
715 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0714 AM     SNOW             6 E MONUMENT            39.10N 104.76W
04/12/2009  M4.5 INCH        EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT

&&
Local storm report, Apr 12, 7:23 AM MDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
723 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0723 AM     SNOW             5 WNW AGUILAR           37.42N 104.74W
04/12/2009  M3.0 INCH        HUERFANO           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RMG
Local storm report, Apr 12, 7:24 AM MDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
724 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 AM     SNOW             2 ENE MONUMENT          39.11N 104.84W
04/12/2009  M2.0 INCH        EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STILL SNOWING

&&
Local storm report, Apr 12, 7:37 AM MDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
737 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 AM     SNOW             5 WSW WALSENBURG        37.60N 104.86W
04/12/2009  M2.0 INCH        HUERFANO           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 AM     SNOW             2 WSW ROSITA            38.09N 105.36W
04/12/2009  M3.0 INCH        CUSTER             CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RMG
Local storm report, Apr 12, 7:39 AM MDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
739 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0707 AM     SNOW             1 SSE CRESTONE          37.98N 105.69W
04/12/2009  M14.8 INCH       SAGUACHE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.2 INCHES FELL SINCE 6 AM. STILL SNOWING

&&
Local storm report, Apr 12, 7:53 AM MDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
753 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0707 AM     SNOW             1 W ANTONITO            37.08N 106.03W
04/12/2009  E1.0 INCH        CONEJOS            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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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.