Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard warning at Dec 25, 2015, 7:41 AM MST for Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado. It was in force for 15 hr. 1 report 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 25, 2015, 7:41 AM MST (14:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2015, 10:13 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 230 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:40 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 25, 8:31 AM MST | SNOW 19 | 1 Sse Wolf Creek Pass, CO | REPORTED BY WOLF CREEK SKI PATROL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
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 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 94 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566 WWUS45 KPUB 251441 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 741 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 COZ068-252245- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.151225T1441Z-151226T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 741 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR 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. && $$ COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-252245- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 741 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... NORTHWEST SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ073-252245- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK 741 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
455 WWUS45 KPUB 252204 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 COZ068-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND COMBERS PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR 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. && $$ COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... NORTHWEST SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ073-260000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ094-099-260615- /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLYPRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ COZ074-075-088-260615- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... TRINIDAD 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLYPRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
255 WWUS45 KPUB 252204 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 COZ068-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND COMBERS PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR 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. && $$ COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600- /O.COR.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... NORTHWEST SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET...CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ073-260000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ094-099-260615- /O.COR.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ074-075-088-260615- /O.COR.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... TRINIDAD 304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$
087 WWUS45 KPUB 260027 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 COZ073-260130- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK 527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED FOR THE TIME BEING. $$ COZ068-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR 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. && $$ COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET ACROSS LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ094-099-260830- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ COZ074-075-088-260830- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... TRINIDAD 527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
758 WWUS45 KPUB 260337 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 COZ068-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR 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. && $$ COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET ACROSS LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ094-099-261145- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ COZ074-075-088-261145- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... TRINIDAD 837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
688 WWUS45 KPUB 260513 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 COZ068-260615- /O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE SNOW AND WIND HAS SUBSIDED FOR THE TIME BEING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260615- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW AND WIND HAS SUBSIDED FOR THE TIME BEING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ COZ094-099-261315- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ COZ074-075-088-261315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... TRINIDAD 1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 1:21 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:04 PM MST | Blizzard Watch | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:04 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas | 13 hr |
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Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2015Every blizzard warning in 2015
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.