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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Feb 9, 2009, 2:11 PM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 33 hr. 5 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
- Feb 9, 2009, 2:11 PM MST (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2009, 11:01 PM MST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:03 AM MST | SNOW 14 | Wolf Creek Pass, CO | WOLF CREEK SKI AREA REPORTS 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 2:59 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Feb 10, 8:18 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 2 N Trinidad, CO | |
| Feb 10, 10:08 PM MST | SNOW 3.2 | 2 N Trinidad, CO | |
| Feb 10, 10:31 PM MST | SNOW 3.2 | Beulah, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 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 092111 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 211 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 COZ068-100315- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0003.090209T2111Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 211 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. A FAST MOVING BUT STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ060-061-066-100315- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.090209T2111Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 211 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITAS AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ075-100315- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.090210T0600Z-090211T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 211 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CULEBRA RANGE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS REGION. A FAST MOVING BUT STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ ROSE
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 100254 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 754 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 COZ068-100900- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 754 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ060-061-066-100900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 754 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 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. && $$ COZ075-100900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.090210T0600Z-090211T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 754 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 100627 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1127 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 COZ068-101230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1127 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ COZ060-061-066-101230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 1127 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ075-101230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 1127 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 101136 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 436 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ075-101745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0400Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 436 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING..AND LAST INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ074-080-101745- /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0400Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...GREENHORN MTN 436 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING..AND LAST INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ068-101745- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 436 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BY LATE MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072-073-079-101745- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.090210T1800Z-090211T0400Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE 436 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW 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. && $$ COZ060-061-066-101745- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 436 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 101356 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 656 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ068-101800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 656 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ COZ074-075-080-102000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0400Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN 656 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING..AND LAST INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 14 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ060-061-066-101800- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 656 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 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. && $$ COZ072-073-079-102000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.090210T1800Z-090211T0400Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE 656 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 101800 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1100 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ068-101900- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1100 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL IS WINDING DOWN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. $$ COZ060-061-066-101900- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 1100 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL IS WINDING DOWN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. $$ COZ074-075-080-110000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN 1100 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND LAST INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. 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. && $$ COZ072-073-079-110000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE 1100 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 102208 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 308 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ074-075-080-110400- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN 308 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. 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. && $$ COZ072-073-079-110400- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE 308 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RYE. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 110306 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 806 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ074-075-110800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 806 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH SNOW FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. 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. && $$ COZ080-110415- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...GREENHORN MTN 806 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072-073-079-110415- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE 806 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING RYE. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 110355 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 855 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ080-110500- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...GREENHORN MTN 855 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS REMAINING SPOTTY AND LIGHT. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ COZ072-073-079-110500- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0400Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE 855 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ COZ074-075-110800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 855 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH SNOW FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 110601 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1101 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 COZ074-075-110715- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090211T0800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 1101 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH RAPIDLY CLEARING SKIES MOVING IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. $$
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 Feb 9, 5:09 AM MST, 9 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 5:09 AM MST, 9 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 509 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) CURRENTLY...UPPER LOW LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH DRY SLOT KICKING MAIN PRECIP BAND EAST INTO KS/NERN COLORADO AS OF 10Z. STRONG WEST WINDS BEGINNING TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE WEST OF I-25 (KAFF GUSTING TO 47 KNOTS AT 10Z)...THOUGH LIGHTER WESTERLY FLOW FARTHER EAST HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO SCOUR OUT MOST LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THE PAST FEW HOURS. FARTHER WEST...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WITH GUSTY WINDS AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TODAY...BREEZY TO WINDY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS WITH STRONG WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING. THIS SHOULD SUPPRESS PRECIP MOST EASTERN AREAS...THOUGH A FEW SPILL OVER -SHSN MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRES/WETS/TELLER COUNTY THROUGH THE DAY WITH FAIRLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS ROTATING ACROSS THE AREA. MUCH WARMER MOST LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 50S WIDESPREAD ON THE PLAINS. NEXT UPPER SYSTEM ALREADY DIGGING INTO THE WESTERN U.S. EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AT 700 MB AFTER 18Z OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. WENT AHEAD AND HOISTED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUANS...AS MODEL QPFS SUPPORT A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW FARTHER NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT DYNAMICS/OROGRAPHICS NOT QUITE STRONG ENOUGH FOR AN ADVISORY HERE. TONIGHT...BEST UPWARD MOTION CONTINUES OVER THE SAN JUANS THROUGH ABOUT 06Z...THEN SHIFTS SOUTH AS UPPER LOW DROPS INTO ARIZONA. KEPT THE ADVISORY GOING THROUGH 12Z TO MATCH UP WITH NEIGHBORS...THOUGH WITH 700 MB FLOW BECOMING WEAK SOUTHEASTERLY BY EARLY MORNING...SUSPECT HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE DONE BY MIDNIGHT. FARTHER EAST...JUST SOME LIGHT -SHSN OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STILL DRY AND BREEZY/MILD OVER THE PLAINS. .LONG TERM... (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ACTIVE PATTERN TO CONTINUE DURING THE LONG TERM WITH AT LEAST THREE DISTINCT STORM SYSTEMS PROJECTED TO IMPACT REGION FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PRIMARY METEOROLOGICAL ISSUES DURING THE LONG TERM ARE POPS...WINDS AND TEMPERATURES. 1ST SYSTEM THREATENS CWFA FROM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT... ALTHOUGH LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS SUGGEST THAT BRUNT OF SYSTEM SHOULD EFFECT OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH. AT THIS TIME... THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL FROM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE COLORADO/NEW MEXICO BORDER AS WELL AS OVER SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE 1ST SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. AS 1ST SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...STILL ANTICIPATE THAT BRIEF UPPER RIDGING TO ZONAL UPPER FLOW PATTERN RETURNS TO THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...LOW GRADE TO NIL POPS SHOULD BE NOTED DURING THIS TIME-FRAME IN COMBINATION WITH MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR MID-FEBRUARY CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. ON THURSDAY UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY IN ADVANCE OF RELATIVELY QUICK MOVING SYSTEM 2 WHICH IMPACTS CWFA FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IT STILL APPEARS THAT PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ALTHOUGH ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN EXTENDS FROM EASTERN EL PASO SOUTHEASTWARD INTO KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTIES...WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. ONCE AGAIN...GUSTY WINDS MAY BECOME A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS SURFACE LOW DEEPENS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE/OKLAHOMA REGION. FROM LATER FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...ZONAL TO SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW RETURNS TO THE CWFA IN ADVANCE OF 3RD STORM SYSTEM THAT IS PROJECTED TO IMPACT CWFA THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH UNSETTLED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES. OVERALL...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES DURING THE LONG TERM(OUTSIDE OF WEDNESDAY) ARE EXPECTED TO RUN BELOW MID-FEBRUARY CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES WHILE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE PROJECTED TO HOVER WITHIN A CATEGORY OR SO OF MID-FEBRUARY AVERAGES. && .AVIATION... WESTERLY FLOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG I-25 EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH LOW CIGS AND FOG SCOURING OUT MOST AREAS. COULD STILL SEE SOME VERY PATCHY FOG/LOW CIGS THROUGH 12Z...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND JUST EAST OF KCOS...BEFORE FOG AND STRATUS ARE GONE FOR GOOD SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PORTIONS OF THE SERN PLAINS...AND ALSO OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. COULD SEE SOME GUSTS IN THE 30-35 KT RANGE. WILL SEE SOME -SHSN OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH POOREST VISIBILITY AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION COMMON FARTHER WEST ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ068. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 11:11 AM MST, 3 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1111 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-101815- 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- 1111 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY. THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THREE STORM SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN COLORADO DURING THE TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TIME FRAME. THE INITIAL STORM SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION FROM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY OVER SECTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT. A RELATIVELY QUICK MOVING SYSTEM IS THEN PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL AGAIN HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL OF RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT SNOW. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY INTO KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY DURING THIS TIME FRAME. GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. FINALLY...ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS ANTICIPATED AT TIMES THIS WEEKEND AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN AND ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS AS NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 9, 9:30 AM MST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
930 AM MST MON FEB 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0724 AM SNOW 2 E MONARCH PASS 38.50N 106.29W
02/09/2009 M9.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
MONARCH PASS SKI AREA REPORTS 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
0813 AM SNOW 10 W WESTCLIFFE 38.13N 105.65W
02/09/2009 E4.0 INCH CUSTER CO PUBLIC
4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT REPORTED BY PUBLIC ON RAINBOW
TRAIL WEST OF WESTCLIFFE AT APPROXIMATELY 9000 FEET.
0815 AM SNOW 1 WNW LEADVILLE 39.25N 106.31W
02/09/2009 M1.4 INCH LAKE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 2 NE MAYSVILLE 38.56N 106.19W
02/09/2009 M2.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 6 S LEADVILLE 39.16N 106.29W
02/09/2009 M1.0 INCH LAKE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 4 WNW BUENA VISTA 38.87N 106.20W
02/09/2009 M2.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW 6 SE TEXAS CREEK 38.34N 105.50W
02/09/2009 M1.5 INCH FREMONT CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 4 SW SOUTH FORK 37.63N 106.67W
02/09/2009 M2.0 INCH RIO GRANDE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0818 AM SNOW WOLF CREEK PASS 37.48N 106.80W
02/09/2009 M14.0 INCH MINERAL CO PUBLIC
WOLF CREEK SKI AREA REPORTS 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST
24 HOURS.
&&
LWLocal storm report, Feb 9, 10:34 AM MST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1034 AM MST MON FEB 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0724 AM SNOW 2 E MONARCH PASS 38.50N 106.29W
02/09/2009 M9.0 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
MONARCH PASS SKI AREA REPORTS 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
0813 AM SNOW 10 W WESTCLIFFE 38.13N 105.65W
02/09/2009 E4.0 INCH CUSTER CO PUBLIC
4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT REPORTED BY PUBLIC ON RAINBOW
TRAIL WEST OF WESTCLIFFE AT APPROXIMATELY 9000 FEET.
0815 AM SNOW 1 WNW LEADVILLE 39.25N 106.31W
02/09/2009 M1.4 INCH LAKE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 2 NE MAYSVILLE 38.56N 106.19W
02/09/2009 M2.1 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 6 S LEADVILLE 39.16N 106.29W
02/09/2009 M1.0 INCH LAKE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 6 SE TEXAS CREEK 38.34N 105.50W
02/09/2009 M1.5 INCH FREMONT CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 4 SW SOUTH FORK 37.63N 106.67W
02/09/2009 M2.0 INCH RIO GRANDE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0815 AM SNOW 4 WNW BUENA VISTA 38.87N 106.20W
02/09/2009 M2.5 INCH CHAFFEE CO PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER
0818 AM SNOW WOLF CREEK PASS 37.48N 106.80W
02/09/2009 M14.0 INCH MINERAL CO PUBLIC
WOLF CREEK SKI AREA REPORTS 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST
24 HOURS.
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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14.00 WOLF CREEK PASS CO MINERAL 0818 AM
WOLF CREEK SKI AREA REPORTS 14 INCHES OF SNOW
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
9.00 2 E MONARCH PASS CO CHAFFEE 0724 AM
MONARCH PASS SKI AREA REPORTS 9 INCHES OF
SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
4.00 10 W WESTCLIFFE CO CUSTER 0813 AM
4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT REPORTED BY PUBLIC
ON RAINBOW TRAIL WEST OF WESTCLIFFE AT
APPROXIMATELY 9000 FEET.
2.50 4 WNW BUENA VISTA CO CHAFFEE 0815 AM
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS
OBSERVER
2.10 2 NE MAYSVILLE CO CHAFFEE 0815 AM
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS
OBSERVER.
2.00 4 SW SOUTH FORK CO RIO GRANDE 0815 AM
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS
OBSERVER.
1.50 6 SE TEXAS CREEK CO FREMONT 0815 AM
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS
OBSERVER.
1.40 1 WNW LEADVILLE CO LAKE 0815 AM
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS
OBSERVER.
1.00 6 S LEADVILLE CO LAKE 0815 AM
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED BY COCORAHS
OBSERVER.
LWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:08 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:11 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 6 more | 31 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.