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Winter Storm Watch 20, NWS Pueblo, CO

November 25, 20194 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Nov 25, 2019, 3:06 PM MST for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 27, 2019, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 25, 2019, 3:06 PM MST (22:06 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2019, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 26, 2019, 2:03 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Nov 25, 3:03 PM MST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 3:03 PM MST, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 5:50 AM MST, 9 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
550 AM MST Mon Nov 25 2019

COZ058>089-093>099-261300-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
550 AM MST Mon Nov 25 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Snow is expected to develop across the region beginning over the
Continental Divide this evening and spreading east during the
overnight. The mountains will see snow accumulations of around 3 to
8 inches whereas El Paso and Teller County 2 to 6 inches during the
short term period. Strong winds are also expected when the snow
begins, so blowing snow will lower visibilities and cause hazardous
travel conditions, especially over El Paso County.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Snow, high winds and difficult travel conditions will continue
over El Paso and Teller Counties through the morning, bringing
another 2 to 4 inches before snowfall tapers off the flurries in
the afternoon. Elsewhere on the plains and along the I-25
corridor, occasional snow showers will produce an inch or two of
accumulation by midday, with blowing snow reducing visibility at
times until mid-afternoon. Over the mountains, another 1 to 3
inches of accumulation is likely early Tuesday morning, before
snowfall ends from west to east by midday.

Strong west winds across the plains on Tuesday will shift to the
north in the morning with gusts up to 60 mph possible from mid-
morning through the afternoon along and south of the Arkansas
River.

Another weather system will then affect the mountains and high
valleys from Wednesday through at least Friday. This storm will
bring heavy snow to the mountains along the Continental Divide,
especially the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains, where two
to four feet of snow will be possible between Wednesday morning
and Friday evening. There is still some uncertainty in the exact
track and intensity of this storm system, so continue to monitor
the latest forecasts for updates on this developing holiday week
storm.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be
likely tonight over the mountains and lower elevations.

SKELLY/10

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 25, 1:26 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningPUBBaca28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.