Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Watches in 2011
Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard watch at Nov 1, 2011, 4:29 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2011, 4:29 AM MDT (10:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2011, 10:52 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 3519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378 WWUS45 KPUB 011029 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 429 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 COZ084-011630- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.A.0012.111102T0600Z-111102T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.111102T0600Z-111102T1800Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 429 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH 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. && $$ COZ058-060-011630- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0012.111102T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0016.111102T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 429 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...MORE THAN 8 INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF COTTONWOOD PASS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ081-082-011630- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.A.0012.111102T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 429 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...MORE THAN 6 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO A FOOT ON PIKES PEAK. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
819 WWUS45 KPUB 011652 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1052 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 COZ084-012300- /O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.111102T0600Z-111102T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.111102T0600Z-111102T1800Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1052 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT STRONG...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ081-082-012300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0012.111102T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.WS.W.0016.111102T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1052 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT STRONG...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO A FOOT ON PIKES PEAK. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-012300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.111102T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1052 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES...MAINLY NORTH OF COTTONWOOD PASS. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072-073-078>080-083-085-086-089-012300- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.111102T0900Z-111102T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY... PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS 1052 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT STRONG...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PUEBLO...SOUTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN FREMONT AND CROWLEY COUNTIES. 3 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. 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. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ COZ074-075-087-088-093>099-012300- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.111102T1200Z-111102T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1052 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...KIOWA...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING...BUT STRONG...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES OVER OTERO...BENT...KIOWA...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. 3 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. 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. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 4:29 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 32 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:41 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 10:52 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 hr |
| Nov 1, 10:52 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Watches in Colorado, 2011Every blizzard watch 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.