and eastern Sawatch and Mosquito Ranges. Snowfall was in excess of 8 inches.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Heavy snow and gusty winds...especially above 10000 feet...impacted the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains...and eastern Sawatch and Mosquito Ranges. Snowfall was in excess of 8 inches.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 26, 2:53 PM MST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 353 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... SHORTWAVE TROF ACROSS NV/WRN UT WILL MOVE ACROSS CO OVERNIGHT. ALREADY SEEING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN CO SPREADING INTO THE CONTDVD ATTM. EXPECT SNOWFALL WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN FAIRLY HEAVY THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE EVENING. ONCE THE TROF PASSES AFTER 06Z AND WE LOOSE SOME OF THE INSTABILITY...SNOW SHOWERS MAY DECREASE A LITTLE...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST OROGRAPHICS WILL KEEP AT LEAST SOME LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN MODELS ARE LIKELY DOMINATED BY CONVECTIVE PROCESSES...LEADING TO SOME HIGH SNOW TOTALS. HOWEVER...THIS IS NOT EXACTLY UNREASONABLE GIVEN THE INSTABILITY...AND WILL KEEP THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS GOING. SO FAR SNOWFALL HAS HAD A DIFFICULT TIME ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES AT KMYP AND KCPW...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP THIS EVENING...TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD DETERIORATE QUICKLY. NEXT UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IN NW FLOW ALOFT APPROACHES THE AREA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH APPEARS MAJORITY OF THE FORCING ALOFT WILL FOCUS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. SNOWFALL INCREASES AGAIN TOMORROW...THOUGH SNOWFALL RATES DO NOT LOOK AS INTENSE. HOWEVER...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS COULD EASILY HIT A FOOT TO EVEN A LITTLE HIGHER THROUGH THE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY TIME FRAME. MEANWHILE...ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SFC PRESSURES FALLING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WILL ALLOW GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALREADY HIT RED FLAG CRITERIA IN SPOTTY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR...BUT WITH CONVECTIVE CLOUD COVER ROLLING IN...SOMETIMES THE WINDS DECREASE BELOW THRESHOLDS...OR CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS THE HUMIDITY VALUES COME UP A BIT. MEANWHILE...PLACES LIKE KLHX ARE STARTING TO SEE THE BLOWING DUST...AND DUST PLUME JUST BECAME VISIBLE OUT THE WINDOW TO THE SOUTH OF KPUB. WILL LET THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING PLAY OUT AS WE ARE SITTING ON THE KNIFES EDGE OF VERIFYING WITH SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS YET TO GO. WILL ALSO HOIST A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR A MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS EVENING. SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR MAY ACTUALLY HAVE A BETTER SHOT OF SEEING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TOMORROW BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AND SFC DEW POINTS HAVE AN EASIER TIME DROPPING. HAVE HOISTED ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...AND TRINIDAD AS WELL AS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. THIS LINES UP PRETTY WELL WITH THE DAY2 SPC OUTLOOK FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS APPEAR TO DIMINISH A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY ON THURSDAY...SO WILL LET HIGHLIGHTS END AT 7 PM. MAY ALSO HAVE MORE BLOWING DUST CONCERNS. -KT .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014 THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...A QUICK MOVING UPPER TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THU NIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND MORESO TO THE CENTRAL MTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST-FACING SLOPES ARE EXPECTED BY FRI MORNING...WHEN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF. THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME PCPN FOR THE E PLAINS THU NIGHT...BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL BE A GLANCING BLOW THERE. INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND WINDS SHOULD KEEP MIN TEMPS THU NIGHT FROM FALLING TOO LOW...AND MAX TEMPS ON FRI ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50S. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS COLORADO FOR THE WEEKEND WITH VERY WARM TEMPS AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...AT LEAST THROUGH SUN EVE. LOOK FOR MAX TEMPS ON SAT AROUND 60 F FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS...AND NEAR 70 F FOR THE PLAINS. ON SUN A STRONGER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE WEST COAST...AND AS IT APPROACHES THE REGION WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT TO A MORE SW DIRECTION. THIS WILL PRODUCE DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS...MAX TEMPS NEAR 80 F FOR THE PLAINS...AND COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE A CONCERN. MEANWHILE...THE CONTDVD WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD SHOT OF SOME MORE PCPN SUN AFTN AND EVE...BUT AGAIN THIS LOOKS LIKE A GLANCING BLOW WITH THE FOCUS THEN QUICKLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TEMPORARY RIDGING ON MON WILL MEAN DRY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPS IN THE 60S...THEN UNSETTLED FOR TUE AND WED AS LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE A RETURN OF W-SW FLOW AND A LINGERING PCPN THREAT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STAY TUNED. MOORE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 345 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014 VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TAF SITES THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. BLOWING DUST SHOULD SETTLE AFTER 02Z AS WINDS DECREASE A BIT... AND STILL MONITORING KPUB CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL BLOWING DUST THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT STILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST AT AROUND 10-15 KTS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LATE TOMORROW MORNING WITH WINDS IN THE 15-30 KT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH WIDESPREAD MTN OBSCURATIONS. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLOWING DUST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ085>089- 093>099. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ222-226>237. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR COZ228>230- 233. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR COZ058-060-066- 068. && SHORT TERM...KT LONG TERM...MOORE AVIATION...KT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 655 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-271300- 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- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 655 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING OVER THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY...AS A RESULT OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS AS WELL AS FOR THE COUNTIES NEAR THE COLORADO/KANSAS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY METEOROLOGICAL THREATS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEADLY LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TODAY INTO AT LEAST TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS...PRIMARILY ABOVE 10000 FEET...HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF EXPERIENCING 8 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM TODAY INTO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERAL WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH TUESDAY. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE SAN JUAN RANGE AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL PRODUCE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ONCE AGAIN FORECAST FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STORM STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE ROCKIES BY TUESDAY. SNOW IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...A DRYLINE IS FORECAST TO SET UP OVER FAR EASTERN COLORADO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODEST MOISTURE AND STRONG SHEAR WILL PROVIDE THE SET UP FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DRYLINE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. 77/88
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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