Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard warning at Mar 22, 2016, 2:42 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 4:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 26 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
- Mar 22, 2016, 2:42 PM MDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 4:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 4 Ene Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Mar 23, 7:28 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nne Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Mar 23, 7:40 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | |
| Mar 23, 8:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2.4 | 3 Ene Manitou Springs, CO | OBSERVER LOCATION 3 ENE MANITOU SPGS. |
| Mar 23, 8:37 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | 4 TO 5 INCHES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING |
| Mar 23, 8:53 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Mar 23, 10:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 2 Nne Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 11:02 AM MDT | SNOW 9 | 2 Ne Woodland Park, CO | |
| Mar 23, 11:02 AM MDT | SNOW 9 | 2 Ne Woodland Park, CO | |
| Mar 23, 11:03 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 3 E Falcon, CO | |
| Mar 23, 11:40 AM MDT | SNOW 4.7 | 5 S Black Forest, CO | |
| Mar 23, 12:05 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | 2 Nne Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 12:42 PM MDT | SNOW 7 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | |
| Mar 23, 12:43 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 5 Wnw Peyton, CO | |
| Mar 23, 1:12 PM MDT | SNOW 16 | 2 Ne Woodland Park, CO | |
| Mar 23, 1:32 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 2 Nne Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 2:05 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Nnw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Mar 23, 3:01 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 E Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 3:04 PM MDT | SNOW 9 | 3 E Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 3:11 PM MDT | SNOW 16 | 8 Ne Black Forest, CO | |
| Mar 23, 3:24 PM MDT | SNOW 20 | 2 Ne Woodland Park, CO | |
| Mar 23, 3:30 PM MDT | SNOW 9 | 2 Nne Monument, CO | |
| Mar 23, 6:13 PM MDT | SNOW 21 | 2 Ne Woodland Park, CO | |
| Mar 23, 6:21 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Mar 23, 7:30 PM MDT | SNOW 5.1 | 5 S Black Forest, CO | STORM TOTAL |
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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
496 WWUS45 KPUB 222042 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 242 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 COZ084-230445- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 242 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WIND...NORTH AT 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-230445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA 242 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ081-082-230445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 242 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ SR
7 follow-up statements
844 WWUS45 KPUB 222344 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 544 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 COZ084-230745- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 544 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WIND...NORTH AT 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-230745- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA 544 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ081-082-230745- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 544 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ HODANISH
266 WWUS45 KPUB 230354 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 COZ084-231200- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...ESPECIALLY AREAS FROM BLACK FOREST EAST TO RAMAH. * WIND...NORTH AT 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL ROAD CLOSURES...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 24. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-231200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA 954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ081-082-231200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.160323T1000Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ HODANISH
944 WWUS45 KPUB 231051 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 451 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 COZ081-082-231900- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.160323T1051Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 451 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS UPGRADES AND REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY...WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES AND LOCALLY A FOOT OR MORE. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO 45 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ084-231900- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 451 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY...WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES AND LOCALLY A FOOT OR MORE. DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET ARE LIKELY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHWAY 24 ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY MAY CLOSE. VEHICLES MAY BECOME STRANDED DUE TO HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW OR EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ COZ085-231900- /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB 451 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY...WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 94 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 94. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-231900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA 451 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY...WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 GUSTING OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
534 WWUS45 KPUB 231916 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 116 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 COZ084-240200- /O.EXT.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 116 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES. DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET ARE LIKELY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY. ROAD CLOSURES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VEHICLES MAY BECOME STRANDED DUE TO HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW OR EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ081-082-240000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 116 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOR HIGHWAY 24 AREA AND PIKES PEAK. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO 45 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-085-240000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB 116 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 94 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 94. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
154 WWUS45 KPUB 232042 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 242 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 COZ084-240200- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 242 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES. DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET ARE LIKELY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY. ROAD CLOSURES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VEHICLES MAY BECOME STRANDED DUE TO HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW OR EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ081-082-240000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 242 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOR HIGHWAY 24 AREA AND PIKES PEAK. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO 45 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-085-240000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB 242 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 94 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 94. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
888 WWUS45 KPUB 232352 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 552 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 COZ081-082-240100- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 552 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINTER STORM EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ COZ058-060-085-240100- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB 552 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ COZ084-240200- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 552 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY... WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES. DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET ARE LIKELY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY. ROAD CLOSURES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VEHICLES MAY BECOME STRANDED DUE TO HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW OR EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$
640 WWUS45 KPUB 240152 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 752 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 COZ084-240300- /O.EXP.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST 752 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM...AS LIGHT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:31 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso | 10 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:51 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 30 hr |
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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.