Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Oct 20, 2009, 10:19 AM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 20, 2009, 8:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 25 hr. 43 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 20, 2009, 10:19 AM MDT (16:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2009, 8:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2009, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 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 16:21 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 21, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 1.7 | 4 Wnw Buena Vista, CO | |
| Oct 21, 7:08 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 2 S Cuchara, CO | |
| Oct 21, 7:45 AM MDT | SNOW 2.9 | Westcliffe, CO | |
| Oct 21, 8:03 AM MDT | SNOW 3.9 | 6 W Westcliffe, CO | |
| Oct 21, 8:08 AM MDT | SNOW 3.9 | 6 W Westcliffe, CO | |
| Oct 21, 8:31 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 8:37 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | 2 S Cuchara, CO | 8 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 9 PM YESTERDAY...SNOW CONTINUING AND IS FALLING AT THE RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Oct 21, 9:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4.4 | Maysville, CO | 4.4 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE APPROXIMATELY 9 PM YESTERDAY. SNOW CONTINUING |
| Oct 21, 9:48 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 12 Nw Boncarbo, CO | 6 INCHES OF SNOW...SNOW CONTINUING...TOTAL PRECIPITATION SO FAR WITH THIS EVENT IS 1.02 INCHES...WHICH INCLUDES INITIAL RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LAST NIGHT. |
| Oct 21, 10:27 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 1 W Farisita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 10:27 AM MDT | SNOW 11 | 2 S Cuchara, CO | |
| Oct 21, 11:19 AM MDT | SNOW 6.4 | N Maysville, CO | |
| Oct 21, 12:04 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 4 Ene Stonewall, CO | 3 INCHES ON GRASSY SURFACES. NO ACCUMULATIONS ON COUNTY ROADS. |
| Oct 21, 12:07 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 10 S Cokedale, CO | 8 INCHES OF SNOW...STILL SNOWING MODERATELY. WINDS ESTIMATED 10 TO 15 MPH. |
| Oct 21, 12:14 PM MDT | SNOW 12 | 6 Ne Spanish Peaks, CO | ELEVATION OF 7000 FEET. |
| Oct 21, 12:21 PM MDT | SNOW 11 | 2 S La Veta Pass, CO | MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Oct 21, 12:22 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | 8 N Trinidad, CO | MEASURED AT I25 EXIT 23. |
| Oct 21, 12:24 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 5 Wsw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Oct 21, 12:30 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 12:30 PM MDT | SNOW 14 | 2 S Cuchara, CO | 14 INCHES OF SNOW...STILL SNOWING. TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT APPROXIMATELY 2.25 INCHES. |
| Oct 21, 12:33 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 1 Wnw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Oct 21, 12:55 PM MDT | SNOW 11.3 | La Veta, CO | |
| Oct 21, 1:11 PM MDT | SNOW 5.4 | Beulah, CO | |
| Oct 21, 3:24 PM MDT | SNOW 7.5 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 4:04 PM MDT | SNOW 17 | 2 S Cuchara, CO | |
| Oct 21, 4:22 PM MDT | SNOW 14 | La Veta, CO | |
| Oct 21, 4:22 PM MDT | SNOW 14 | Se La Veta, CO | |
| Oct 21, 4:32 PM MDT | SNOW 3.8 | 4 Wnw Buena Vista, CO | |
| Oct 21, 5:00 PM MDT | SNOW 6.6 | 3 Nnw La Veta Pass, CO | |
| Oct 21, 5:51 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Ssw Buena Vista, CO | ONLY ON GRASSY AREAS. |
| Oct 21, 6:05 PM MDT | SNOW 10 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 6:33 PM MDT | SNOW 10.4 | Maysville, CO | |
| Oct 21, 6:40 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | Hillside, CO | |
| Oct 21, 6:41 PM MDT | SNOW 11 | N Rosita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 6:41 PM MDT | SNOW 11 | Rosita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 6:44 PM MDT | SNOW 7 | 6 W Westcliffe, CO | |
| Oct 21, 6:53 PM MDT | SNOW 9.5 | 1 Wsw Boncarbo, CO | |
| Oct 21, 7:24 PM MDT | SNOW 10 | 2 W Rye, CO | ESTIMATED OVER 16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH SOME MELTING AS IT ACCUMULATED. |
| Oct 21, 7:28 PM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 1 S Beulah, CO | SNOW MELTED AS IT ACCUMULATED. 1.36 STORM TOTAL LIQUID. |
| Oct 21, 7:37 PM MDT | SNOW 12 | 3 Ssw Beulah, CO | |
| Oct 21, 7:38 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 1 W Farisita, CO | |
| Oct 21, 7:48 PM MDT | SNOW 10 | 1 Wnw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Oct 21, 9:00 PM MDT | SNOW 14 | Rosita, CO | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION |
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, 4.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KPUB 201619 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1019 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-202230- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.091021T0200Z-091022T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0014.091021T0200Z-091022T0000Z/ 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 1019 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. |HIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 18 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-202230- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.091021T0200Z-091022T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0014.091021T0900Z-091022T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1019 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF TRINIDAD. RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS WILL SEE SNOW...THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST. AT THIS TIME...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW 6500 FEET. ALTHOUGH WE ARE HIGHLY CONFIDENT THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 6500 FEET...THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT HEAVY SNOW COULD OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 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. && $$ HODANISH
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 202050 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 250 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-210300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.091021T0200Z-091022T0000Z/ 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 250 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 18 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-210300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.091021T0900Z-091022T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 250 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF TRINIDAD. RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS WILL SEE SNOW...THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. AT THIS TIME...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW 6500 FEET. ALTHOUGH WE ARE HIGHLY CONFIDENT THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 6500 FEET...THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT HEAVY SNOW COULD OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 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. && $$ COZ078-081-082-084-210300- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.091021T0200Z-091022T0000Z/ 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- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 250 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATER THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE OF STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AREAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. SOME SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACROSS THE NORTHERN WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY REGION...RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AREA 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. && $$ COZ094-210300- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0010.091021T1200Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 250 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. TOWARDS SUNRISE...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY AREAS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 210259 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 859 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ 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 859 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE LATE EVENING ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS WITH RAIN CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.091021T0900Z-091022T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 859 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF TRINIDAD. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE LATE EVENING ACROSS HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ094-211130- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0010.091021T1200Z-091022T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.091021T1200Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 859 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE LATE EVENING ACROSS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ078-081-082-084-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 859 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS THOUGH SOME SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 211101 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 501 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-211715- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ 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 501 AM MDT WED OCT 21 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-211715- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 501 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF TRINIDAD. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF I-25. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ078-081-082-084-211715- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ 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- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 501 AM MDT WED OCT 21 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. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MAINLY ALL SNOW THIS MORNING OVER THE THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WITH SNOW CONTINUING AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS THOUGH SOME SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. 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. && $$ COZ094-211715- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.091021T1200Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 501 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS THOUGH SOME SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 211650 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1050 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-212345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ 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 1050 AM MDT WED OCT 21 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-212345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1050 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF TRINIDAD. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF I- 25. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ094-212345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 1050 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS THOUGH SOME SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$ COZ078-081-082-084-212345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1050 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS THOUGH SOME SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 212032 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 232 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-220000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ 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 232 PM MDT WED OCT 21 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 20 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AT TIMES. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-220000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 232 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF I-25. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ094-220000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 232 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. 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. && $$ COZ078-081-082-084-220000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0000Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 232 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 9 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 212322 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 521 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-220300- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ 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 521 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TALLYING BETWEEN 8 AND 20 INCHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ087-088-220300- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 521 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL TALLIES OF BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. IN ADDITION....GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ078-081-082-084-220300- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ 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- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 521 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGIONS...AS WELL AS WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING WITH STORM TOTAL TALLIES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY AND 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. 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. && $$ COZ094-220530- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 521 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING BRINGING STORM TOTAL TALLIES TO BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 220259 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 859 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-220400- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ 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 859 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ087-088-220400- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 859 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ094-220400- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 859 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...TO BE CANCELLED. $$ COZ078-220400- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 859 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...TO BE CANCELLED. $$ COZ081-082-084-220600- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 859 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL TALLIES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. 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. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 220303 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 902 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 COZ072>075-079-080-220415- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 902 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ087-088-220415- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 902 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ094-220415- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 902 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...TO BE CANCELLED. $$ COZ078-220415- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0300Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 902 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALLOWING FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...TO BE CANCELLED. $$ COZ081-082-084-220600- /O.COR.KPUB.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091022T0600Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 902 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DIVIDE REGION THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH STORM TOTAL TALLIES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
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 Oct 20, 10:03 AM MDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 10:03 AM MDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1003 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .UPDATE... JUST SOME QUICK THOUGHTS...BASED ON SAT PIX...SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE DROPPING A BIT FARTHER SOUTH THAN WHAT NAM INDICATES. GFS ON THE OTHER HAND APPEARS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON EVENT. GIVEN THIS...WILL FOLLOW GFS SOLUTION AND PLAN TO UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE SANGRES/RATON MESA REGION. THIS UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN AN HOUR. I TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND SAN JUANS...BUT IF THE GFS SOLUTION VERIFIES...THESE AREAS SHOULD NOT SEE HIGHLIGHT CRITERIA. WITH THAT SAID...THE 12 NAM IS PAINTING A MUCH MORE SERIOUS PICTURE ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS VERY CAREFULLY. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ072>075-079-080-087-088. && 34/34
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 6:54 AM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 654 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-211300- 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- 654 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING...THEN INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN 1-25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO CITY TO THE RATON PASS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 6500 FEET WITH A BRIEF RAIN SNOW MIX AS LOW AS 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AS WELL AS HOW COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE PROJECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND SNOW LEVELS. THEREFORE...IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND INTO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN 1-25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO CITY TO THE RATON PASS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT. 10/27
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2:50 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Las Animas | 6 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:50 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Teller | 33 hr |
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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.