Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this winter storm warning at Apr 3, 2014, 12:12 AM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 12 hr. 51 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
- Apr 3, 2014, 12:12 AM MDT (06:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Park County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 12:57 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13.2 | 8 N Black Hawk, CO | LIGHT SNOW CURRENTLY. |
| Apr 3, 4:10 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Wnw Aurora, CO | |
| Apr 3, 5:30 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Wnw Aurora, CO | |
| Apr 3, 5:52 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Nw Elizabeth, CO | |
| Apr 3, 5:52 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 5 W Evergreen, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Littleton, CO | MARSTON LAKE |
| Apr 3, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 S Evergreen, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 12 Ssw Georgetown, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:05 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Bergen Park, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:23 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 6 Sw Evergreen, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:34 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 16.2 | 3 N Black Hawk, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:47 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Se Aurora, CO | |
| Apr 3, 6:53 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 W Littleton, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3.8 | Wheat Ridge, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 10 Ne Kutch, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 8 Sw Lake George, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.9 | 3 N Conifer, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:20 AM MDT | SNOW 5.8 | Evergreen, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:24 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Nnw Elizabeth, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:24 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 3 Nne Bailey, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Antero Reservoir, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Grant, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | Cheesman Reservoir, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:35 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | Genesee, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:40 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 7 W Arvada, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:48 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 5 Sw Golden, CO | |
| Apr 3, 7:52 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 20.5 | 8 N Black Hawk, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | Lakewood, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.6 | Bailey, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 1 Sse Evergreen, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Ssw Kassler, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:10 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | 3 Sse Aurora, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:15 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.9 | Georgetown, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:15 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Wsw Conifer, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:15 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Black Hawk, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:20 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Ene Bergen Park, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:26 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 3 N Bailey, CO | |
| Apr 3, 8:44 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Wnw Aurora, CO | |
| Apr 3, 9:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 3 Ssw Tiny Town, CO | |
| Apr 3, 9:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Simla, CO | |
| Apr 3, 9:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Ne Castle Rock, CO | |
| Apr 3, 9:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 1 N Highlands Ranch, CO | |
| Apr 3, 10:35 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.4 | Genesee, CO | |
| Apr 3, 10:35 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 21.5 | 8 N Black Hawk, CO | |
| Apr 3, 10:49 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Ene The Pinery, CO | |
| Apr 3, 11:10 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.3 | 3 N Conifer, CO | |
| Apr 3, 11:25 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12.2 | 6 Sw Evergreen, CO | |
| Apr 3, 11:28 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 3 Wsw Conifer, CO | |
| Apr 3, 11:32 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 4 Wsw Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Apr 3, 11:34 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Sse Highlands Ranch, CO | |
| Apr 3, 12:02 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Castle Rock, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 2007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
698 WWUS45 KBOU 030612 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1212 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER OVERNIGHT AND THEN EAST INTO KANSAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST FROM EXTREME SOUTHEAST COLORADO INTO KANSAS. HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. ON THE ADJACENT PLAINS...RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW AND HAS BEGUN TO ACCUMULATE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FIRST DECREASE OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA BY DAYBREAK AND EVENTUALLY THE PALMER DIVIDE LATE THURSDAY MORNING. COZ036-031415- /O.UPG.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0006.140403T0612Z-140403T1500Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1212 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...HEAVIER SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ041-031415- /O.UPG.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0006.140403T0612Z-140403T1800Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 1212 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN TAPER OFF IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVIER FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH BLOWING SNOW ALSO POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ046-031415- /O.EXB.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 1212 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...HEAVIER SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ039-040-045-031415- /O.EXA.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD... LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 1212 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...HEAVIEST NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN DENVER SUBURBS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVIER SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WITH SLUSHY AND HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES... AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ035-031415- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 1212 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES OR MORE IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER COUNTY. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...HEAVIER SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH/KRIEDERMAN
3 follow-up statements
231 WWUS45 KBOU 031039 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 439 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SNOW WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM ALONG THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO KANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM PULLS EAST...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. UNTIL THEN...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FROM DENVER AND BOULDER NORTHWARD. LITTLE OR NO SNOW WILL FALL FARTHER NORTH IN THE FORT COLLINS AND GREELEY AREA. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY IN AREAS THAT SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. COZ036-031500- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 439 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING. ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER BY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...HEAVIER SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ041-031800- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 439 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVIER FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. MINOR BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ035-031500- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 439 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES OR MORE IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER COUNTY. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...HEAVIER SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ039-040-045-031500- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD... LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 439 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE BOULDER AND DENVER METRO AREAS THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...HEAVIEST NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN DENVER SUBURBS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN THE SOUTHERN AND FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SNOW OR SLUSH ACCUMULATION WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ046-031800- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 439 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE BY NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...SNOW OR SLUSH MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH/KRIEDERMAN
714 WWUS45 KBOU 031513 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 913 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 COZ036-031615- /O.EXP.KBOU.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 913 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE SNOW HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...GRADUALLY DECREASING BY NOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES. $$ COZ035-031615- /O.EXP.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 913 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE SNOW HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...GRADUALLY DECREASING BY NOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ COZ039-040-045-031615- /O.EXP.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1500Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD... LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 913 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE SNOW HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING...GRADUALLY DECREASING BY NOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT WITH UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS DOUGLAS AND EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES. $$ COZ041-031800- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 913 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY DECREASING BY NOON. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVIER FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. MINOR BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ046-031800- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 913 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...GRADUALLY DECREASING BY NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...SNOW OR SLUSH MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
727 WWUS45 KBOU 031755 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1155 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 COZ041-031900- /O.EXP.KBOU.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 1155 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. ROAD CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE TEMPERATURE WARMS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EASTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES RANGED FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. $$ COZ046-031900- /O.EXP.KBOU.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140403T1800Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 1155 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED IN ELBERT COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE TEMPERATURE WARMS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EASTERN ELBERT AND LINCOLN COUNTIES RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. $$ GIMMESTAD
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 Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 2, 7:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 7:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 745 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014 .UPDATE...RAIN SHOWERS ARE FORMING ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE SLOW TO FALL WITH MOST LOCATIONS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND EASTERN PLAINS IN THE 40S. THERE IS COOLER AIR OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. THIS COOLER HAS BEEN SLOWLY SEEPING INTO THE AREA. RIGHT NOW LOOKING LIKE A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SOMETIME LATE THIS EVENING 10-MIDNIGHT...POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY EARLIER NORTH AND HIGHER UP. STILL THINKING MOST OF THE SNOW ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL BE IN THE 1-3 INCH RANGE BECAUSE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES. MODELS SHOWING A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FORM OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE AND STRETCH NORTHEAST INTO WYOMING. COULD SEE SLIGHTLY HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS IN THIS AREA. SNOW WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 76. FARTHER NORTH...SNOW MAY BE DONE BY SUNRISE. AIRMASS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE THURSDAY...SO EXPECT TO SEE SCATTERED TO ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON. && .AVIATION...CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS SHOWERS FORM. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND 05Z. VISIBILITY WILL BE AROUND 1 MILE UNDER THE SNOW BUT COULD FALL TO A QUARTER MILE UNDER HEAVY SNOW. CEILINGS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 500 TO 1500 FOOT RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY TO MID MORNING 12-15Z AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. SNOWFALL WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES AT THE DENVER AIRPORTS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT KAPA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 25 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF RAIN/SNOW SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 206 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014/ SHORT TERM...MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TOMORROW. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE EAST THIS EVENING. A SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING...THEN SWING INTO KANSAS LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE...WITH NO STRONG COLD FRONT IN SIGHT. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY FROM THE EAST OR NORTHEAST...BECOMING NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. COOLING WILL COME ALOFT...WITH COLUMNAR COOLING FROM PRECIPITATION. THERE IS DECENT DIVQ FORCING OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THE UPPER TROUGH SLIDES FROM THE GREAT BASIN AT MIDNIGHT...TO EASTERN COLORADO MIDDAY THURSDAY. THERE IS A LIMITED PERIOD OF MOIST UPSLOPE...BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE DRYING OUT BEHIND THE TROUGH. MODEL DEPICTION OF A BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW ALONG THE PALMER LOOKS REASONABLE...GFS IS A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH SNOW THAN ECMWF. GIVEN THE FACTS THAT JET DYNAMICS DEPART QUICKLY...THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT IN HOW LONG THE INVERTED TROUGH HANGS AROUND...WARM GROUND WILL HELP MELT SNOW...THINK WE ARE BIT HEAVY HANDED WITH SNOW AMOUNTS FOR PLAINS...WILL CUT BACK A BIT. THURSDAY PROMISES TO BE A RAW DAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S...SOME LINGERING CLOUDINESS...AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. LONG TERM...SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH THURSDAY WITH CLEARING OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AS RIDGING MOVES IN BRINGING TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO NORMAL WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE PROGGED FOR LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN OUT AHEAD OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM AND COMBINED WITH SOME INSTABILITY WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS MOVING OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE SATURDAY. BEST SNOW FORMATION WILL OCCUR EARLY SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING JUST ABOVE FREEZING OVER THE PLAINS. THIS WILL BRING MORE OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WITH ANY ACCUMULATION BEING LIGHT. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY IS A VERY UNSETTLED PATTERN WITH MOISTURE CONTINUING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION WITH NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP IN THE GRIDS FOR THIS TIME THROUGH MONDAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES HOVERING JUST BELOW NORMAL VALUES. DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES IN BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. AVIATION...MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT TO MID MORNING THURSDAY. WITH NORTHERLY FLOW PROVIDING GOOD DRYING...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR COZ041. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR COZ035-036. && SHORT TERM...RTG LONG TERM....BOWEN UPDATE/AVIATION...MEIER
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 4:45 PM MDT, 7 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 445 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014 COZ030>051-032245- JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 445 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THIS EVENING TO TURN RAIN OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. SOME INSTABILITY AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BRING HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. A BAND OF SLIGHTLY HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. BY SUNRISE...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 76. BY AFTERNOON...JUST EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA WITH MOST OF THEM OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SOME RAIN SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN SATURDAY EVENING BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE PLAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 2, 9:30 PM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
930 PM MDT WED APR 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0917 PM SNOW 3 N BLACK HAWK 39.84N 105.49W
04/02/2014 M5.1 INCH GILPIN CO 911 CALL CENTER
1.8 INCHES PAST HOUR
&&
JKLocal storm report, Apr 2, 9:31 PM MDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
931 PM MDT WED APR 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0917 PM SNOW 3 N BLACK HAWK 39.84N 105.49W
04/02/2014 M5.1 INCH GILPIN CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1.8 INCHES PAST HOUR
&&
JKLocal storm report, Apr 2, 10:08 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1008 PM MDT WED APR 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW 4 ENE NEDERLAND 39.99N 105.45W
04/02/2014 M3.5 INCH BOULDER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0917 PM SNOW 3 N BLACK HAWK 39.84N 105.49W
04/02/2014 M5.1 INCH GILPIN CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1.8 INCHES PAST HOUR
&&
JKLocal storm report, Apr 2, 11:39 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1139 PM MDT WED APR 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM HEAVY SNOW 5 NE WARD 40.12N 105.44W
04/02/2014 M6.0 INCH BOULDER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
3.8 INCHES IN LAST 70 MINUTES.
1000 PM SNOW 4 ENE NEDERLAND 39.99N 105.45W
04/02/2014 M3.5 INCH BOULDER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0917 PM SNOW 3 N BLACK HAWK 39.84N 105.49W
04/02/2014 M5.1 INCH GILPIN CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1.8 INCHES PAST HOUR
&&Nearby
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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.