Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this winter storm warning at Mar 13, 2016, 3:14 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 14, 2016, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2016, 3:14 PM MDT (21:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2016, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 6:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Larimer County, CO
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 2340 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
355 WWUS45 KBOU 132114 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 314 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...A STRONG AND VERY MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND UP AROUND THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL ALONG INTERSTATE 70. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAINLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COZ031-033-140515- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0003.160314T1200Z-160315T1200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 314 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...FROM 6 AM MDT MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...AND LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE PARK RANGE ROUGHLY NORTH OF RABBIT EARS PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EXPOSED AREAS AROUND TIMBERLINE COULD SEE STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER VERY SLOW TRAVEL...DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY UNTIL WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON TUESDAY. 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...WARM CLOTHES AND FOOT GEAR...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ034-140515- /O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0008.160314T1800Z-160315T1200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 314 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...12 NOON MDT MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLOW TRAVEL...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN SPOTS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BAKER
5 follow-up statements
972 WWUS45 KBOU 140330 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 930 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...STRONG AND VERY MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND AROUND THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COZ031-033-141130- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0003.160314T1200Z-160315T1200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 930 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...FROM 6 AM MDT MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE PARK RANGE NORTH OF RABBIT EARS PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLOW TRAVEL...DELAYS...AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO DELAY DRIVING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY UNTIL WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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...WARM CLOTHES AND FOOT GEAR...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ034-141130- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0008.160314T1800Z-160315T1200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 930 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...12 NOON MDT MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLOW TRAVEL... SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN SPOTS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
776 WWUS45 KBOU 141126 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 526 AM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...SNOW AND WINDS HEADED FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .STRONG AND MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO BEGINNING TODAY INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY THE PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES INCLUDING RABBIT EARS PASS. STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THOSE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE THE SNOW WILL BE MORE SHOWERY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. COZ031-033-142000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0003.160314T1200Z-160315T1200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 526 AM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE PARK RANGE NORTH OF RABBIT EARS PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED DURING THE DAY MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVER THE PASSES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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...WARM CLOTHES AND FOOT GEAR...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ034-142000- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0008.160314T1800Z-160315T1200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 526 AM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH SOME BREAKS AS THE SHOWERS PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE GORE RANGE AND AROUND BERTHOUD PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLOW TRAVEL... SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN SPOTS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GIMMESTAD
480 WWUS45 KBOU 141956 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 156 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...SNOWY AND WINDY OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .STRONG AND MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY THE PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES INCLUDING RABBIT EARS PASS. ELSEWHERE THE SNOW WILL BE MORE SHOWERY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. COZ031-033-150400- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160315T1200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 156 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE PARK RANGE NORTH OF RABBIT EARS PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED DURING THE DAY MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVER THE PASSES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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...WARM CLOTHES AND FOOT GEAR...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ034-150400- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160315T1200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 156 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH SOME BREAKS AS THE SHOWERS PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE GORE RANGE AND AROUND BERTHOUD PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLOW TRAVEL... SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN SPOTS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
395 WWUS45 KBOU 150333 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 933 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...SNOW AND WIND CONTINUING OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .STRONG AND MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY THE PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES INCLUDING RABBIT EARS PASS. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. COZ031-033-151145- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160315T1200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 933 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME LIGHT TO MODERATE AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OVERNIGHT...LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE PARK RANGE NORTH OF RABBIT EARS PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVER THE PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...WARM CLOTHES AND FOOT GEAR...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ COZ034-151145- /O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160315T1200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 933 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME BREAKS AS THE SHOWERS PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE GORE RANGE AND AROUND BERTHOUD PASS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLOW TRAVEL... SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN SPOTS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
500 WWUS45 KBOU 151147 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 547 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 COZ031-033-151300- /O.EXP.KBOU.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160315T1200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 547 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ROADS BECOMING SNOWPACKED AND SLIPPERY. $$ COZ034-151300- /O.EXP.KBOU.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160315T1200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 547 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ROADS BECOMING SNOWPACKED AND SLIPPERY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 9:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:34 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:14 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Park and 1 more | 39 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.