Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard warning at Dec 14, 2012, 4:45 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 19 hr. 7 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
- Dec 14, 2012, 4:45 AM MST (11:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 11:51 PM MST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 6:37 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 Sse Wolf Creek Pass, CO | 3 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS REPORTED AT WOLF CREEK SKI |
| Dec 14, 10:35 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 4 Sw South Fork, CO | TOTAL SNOW WITH 5 INCHES SINCE 7 AM |
| Dec 14, 11:31 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Alamosa, CO | |
| Dec 14, 2:07 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 1 Sse Wolf Creek Pass, CO | FELL IN PAST 24 HOURS. 12 INCHES FELL SINCE 637 AM. |
| Dec 14, 2:09 PM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 11 Nne Crestone, CO | |
| Dec 14, 2:37 PM MST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Sse Crestone, CO | STORM TOTAL SINCE 7AM |
| Dec 14, 4:49 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Alamosa, CO | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 293 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
- 2859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
094 WWUS45 KPUB 141145 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 445 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 COZ068-141745- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.121214T1145Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 445 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SAN JUAN CREST. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR. * WIND...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. HI RESOLUTIONS COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF WOLF CREEK PASS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ073-075-141745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.121214T1145Z-121215T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS 445 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR. * WINDS...DANGEROUS WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH INCREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST- SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SPANISH PEAKS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ066-067-141745- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 445 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE ADJACENT UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL GENERALLY BE 7 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ060-064-141745- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...SARGENTS 445 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ HODANISH
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912 WWUS45 KPUB 141730 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1030 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 COZ068-073-075-150000- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS 1030 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING PEAKS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 1 PM. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO WEST 30 TO 50 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ066-067-150000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1030 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ060-064-150000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...SARGENTS 1030 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$
311 WWUS45 KPUB 142216 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 316 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 COZ068-073-075-150430- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS 316 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING PEAKS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WIND...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ066-067-150430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 316 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ060-064-150430- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...SARGENTS 316 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
503 WWUS45 KPUB 150358 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 858 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 COZ068-073-075-150900- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS 858 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING PEAKS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ066-067-150900- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 858 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ060-064-150900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...SARGENTS 858 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$
013 WWUS45 KPUB 150651 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1151 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 COZ068-073-075-150800- /O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 1151 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR WITH AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN RANGE. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WITH 50 MPH GUSTS PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$ COZ066-067-150800- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- 1151 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE REGION WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ060-064-150800- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121215T0900Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- 1151 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:27 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:22 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 4 more | 15 hr |
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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.