Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011

Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

April 18, 2011Grand County, Jackson County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this winter storm warning at Apr 18, 2011, 3:33 AM MDT for Grand County, Jackson County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 18, 2011, 4:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2011, 3:33 AM MDT (09:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2011, 4:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 4:14 AM MDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Counties Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 239 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3496 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

694 
WWUS45 KBOU 180933
WSWBOU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
333 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH A STRONG FLOW OF
MOISTURE STREAMING OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP MOST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET TODAY. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING CAUSING THE SNOW LEVEL TO FALL. BY
TUESDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR DOWN TO THE VALLEY
FLOORS. IN ADDITION...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.

COZ031-182200-
/O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0007.110418T1800Z-110419T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0007.110418T1000Z-110419T1800Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS
333 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATION ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET.
  WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN AREAS OF HEAVY
  SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ034-182200-
/O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0007.110419T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.110418T1000Z-110419T1800Z/
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...
EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...
EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...
MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
333 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER TODAY.
  THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO
  2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN AREAS OF HEAVY
  SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ033-182200-
/O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0007.110418T1800Z-110419T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.110418T1000Z-110419T1800Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS
333 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER TODAY.
  THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO
  2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN AREAS OF HEAVY
  SNOWFALL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
700 
WWUS45 KBOU 181548
WSWBOU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
948 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH A STRONG FLOW OF
MOISTURE STREAMING OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS AND MOST ACCUMULATING SNOW CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 10
THOUSAND FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO
THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING CAUSING THE SNOW LEVEL TO FALL. BY
TUESDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR DOWN TO THE VALLEY
FLOORS. IN ADDITION...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS
EVENING WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH TUESDAY.

COZ031-190000-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS
948 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL
  RANGING BETWEEN 9500 AND 10 THOUSAND FEET. BY TONIGHT...
  TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN
  THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATION ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET. 
  WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL BY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES
  MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN AREAS OF HEAVY
  SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ033-034-190000-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
948 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...AND
  THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW AND BECOME HEAVIER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WITH
  SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED LATER THIS EVENING WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN
  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

BARJENBRUCH
279 
WWUS45 KBOU 182143
WSWBOU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
343 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH A STRONG FLOW OF
MOISTURE STREAMING OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS THIS EVENING AND MOST ACCUMULATING SNOW CONFINED TO
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9500 FEET. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY MID TO LATE EVENING WILL BRING THE SNOW LEVEL
DOWN...REACHING THE VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED BY LATE EVENING WITH SLOW
AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.

COZ031-190545-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS
343 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE
  SNOW LEVEL RANGING BETWEEN 9 THOUSAND AND 10 THOUSAND FEET. BY
  LATE THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL
  SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2
  INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATION ABOVE 10 THOUSAND
  FEET. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DEVELOPING THIS EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN
  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ033-034-190545-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
343 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND
  THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW AND BECOME HEAVIER BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE
  SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2
  INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE 
  WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES TONIGHT INTO 
  TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH 
  COVERED LATER THIS EVENING WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN 
  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

BARJENBRUCH
664 
WWUS45 KBOU 190359
WSWBOU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
959 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH A STRONG FLOW OF
MOISTURE STREAMING OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF MELTING IN THE
VALLEYS...BUT ROADS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR
SNOWPACKED AND VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WERE LIMITED TO
AREAS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SNOW WAS
BECOMING WIDESPREAD DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES
COOLED.

COZ031-191200-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS
959 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH TO SHOWERS
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATION ABOVE 10 THOUSAND 
  FEET. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH 
  COVERED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DEVELOPING THIS 
  EVENING. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ033-034-191200-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
959 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE NIGHT...THEN
  DIMINISH TO SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE 
  WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES TONIGHT INTO 
  TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH 
  COVERED LATER THIS EVENING WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN 
  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

GIMMESTAD
066 
WWUS45 KBOU 191014
WSWBOU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
414 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

COZ031-191115-
/O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS
414 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

COZ033-034-191115-
/O.CAN.KBOU.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110419T1800Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
414 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 3:33 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOUBoulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more25 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.