Another Winter system generated six to eight inches of snow near Cuchara, Pueblo, Rosita, the Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg and Westcliffe. Nine to ten inches of snow graced Colorado City, La Veta, San Isabel and Wolf Creek Pass.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Another Winter system generated six to eight inches of snow near Cuchara, Pueblo, Rosita, the Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg and Westcliffe. Nine to ten inches of snow graced Colorado City, La Veta, San Isabel and Wolf Creek Pass. 12 inches of snow was measured at both Beulah and Rye, while 14 inches of snow impacted Wetmore.
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 Feb 10, 11:32 AM MST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1132 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 .UPDATE... Issued at 614 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 Updated to expire winter weather advisories that were in effect earlier this morning. \/Hodanish && .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 344 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 ...Snow for the greater southern I-25 corridor region... Currently... High clouds were increasing over the region at 3:00 AM this morning. Patchy low clouds were still noted over some regions, especially over El Paso county. Temps at this hour were in the teens and 20s over the plains, with 20s to L30s over the San Luis Valley (SLV). Mountains were generally in the 10s and 20s. Snow was still noted over the mtns per obs and CDOT web cams. On the large scale, a closed 500 mb circulation was noted offshore of the California coast. This pattern is allowing for a split flow over the western CONUS, with W-SW flow south of the the region, and northwesterly flow to the north of the region. Today and Tonight... Snow showers over the higher terrain is expected to significantly decrease by mid morning. Otherwise. mostly cloudy skies will prevail as mid and high clouds continue to increase over the state as the day progresses. Guidance shows the split flow pattern over the area will allow 2 areas of moisture to converge over the region later this afternoon. Moisture well in advance of the low over the CA area will gradually lift north while moisture in the NW flow over WY will drop southeast. As this occurs, rather deep moist, albeit weak, upslope flow develops over region. The combination of these events should allow for precip to develop over the mtns by early to mid afternoon and then advance onto the i-25 corridor by late afternoon. The over all best forcing will occur mainly along and south of US-50, and many of these area have been placed under winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings. the best moisture/forcing and terrain forced usplope will occur along the southern I-25 corridor region, and these areas should see 4-8 inches of snow over the lower elevations while the south facing slopes should see 8-16". A brief period of favorable upslope should develop in the Pikes Peak region by late afternoon into the late evening, and 2-4" of snow should occur across N EL Paso county while the east slopes of Pikes Peak and the rampart range should see 3 to 6". interior Teller county will also see snow, but not as much as the east slopes of the Ramparts/Pikes Peak areas. The SLV will see snow with this event, but most of the heavier snow will fall over the southern sections of the valley floor. The San Juans generally south of the Rio Grande should also see advisory snowfall amounts. By sunrise Tuesday, the snow should come to an end in all of the Pikes Peak region while it will still be ongoing south of US-50 As for Pueblo, the city itself will be on the "gradient" of the heavier snowfall amounts. East of town may see only an inch or two, while west of town could see amounts of 4-6 inches, with much heavier amounts vicinity of the Wet Mtns. For now, went with 4" for a storm total for KPUB. Overall confidence is high with this forecast. The only concern I have is where the gradient of snowfall is going to exactly occur in Pueblo County. \/Hodanish .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 344 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 Uncertainty continues to be the main issue with the extended forecast. Beyond Tuesday, models diverge leading to lower confidence in the overall forecast. Ensemble spreads remain high as well lending to the lower confidence. Tuesday...an upper shortwave trough will move southeast across Colorado while an upper low passes to the south over the Desert Southwest. The combination of the two will lead to widespread snowfall Tuesday morning, mainly focused south of Highway 50 and along the Eastern Mountains into the southern I-25 corridor. As the upper shortwave passes southeast across the state, snow will come to an end from north to south by late afternoon. Snow showers will likely hang on over the San Juan and southern Sangre de Cristo ranges into the evening before dissipating. Snow totals will be difficult, especially north of Highway 50. Model guidance suggests for Pueblo, lower totals near an inch, clear up to in excess of 5 inches. The highest confidence in totals will be the southern I-25 corridor where up to 8 inches are expected. Clearing conditions are expected Tuesday night. Wednesday...models are already diverging by Wednesday. The GFS drops another shortwave trough across the region with a few snow showers over the Central Mountains. The ECMWF is further west with the shortwave trough, and develops snowfall from the Central Mountains, southeast into the Eastern Mountains, out into the I-25 corridor. While snowfall does not look overly heavy, it would mean the difference between snow and a dry forecast for the Eastern Mountains and I-25 corridor. For now have low pops to account of the uncertainty. Thursday through Monday...both the GFS and ECMWF develop an upper ridge across the area, but differ on strength and speed of transit across Colorado. The GFS is rather fast, with the ridge passing overhead on Thursday. The ECMWF is slower and stronger with the ridge, providing a couple of nice days on Thursday and Friday. Snow chances look to increase again either Friday or Saturday depending on the model solution you want to believe, with a stronger storm Sunday into Monday. Again, models diverge, with the GFS bringing a strong system across Colorado Sunday into Monday. The ECMWF is much further south with snow remaining limited to the Continental Divide. Given the uncertainty, just broad brushed low pops across the region, with the highest values over the Continental Divide. Mozley && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 1122 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 Mainly VFR conditions expected at COS and PUB until 00Z when MVFR and IFR conditions will become prevalent and persist through he rest of the taf period, as widespread snow will develop and persist across the eastern mountains and immediate adjacent plains. Snow accumulations at the terminals could range from 1 to 3 inches though Tuesday morning. Mainly VFR conditions expected at ALS through 04Z Tuesday with snow showers developing over the higher terrain west and east of the terminals. MVFR and IFR conditions are then expected at the terminal, as snow develops and persists through the rest of the taf period. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches will be possible at the terminal through Tuesday morning. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Storm Warning from 5 PM this afternoon to noon MST Tuesday for COZ087-088-094. Winter Storm Warning until noon MST Tuesday for COZ072>075- 078>080. Winter Weather Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to noon MST Tuesday for COZ067-068-083-086-099. Winter Weather Advisory from 8 PM this evening to noon MST Tuesday for COZ071. Winter Weather Advisory until noon MST Tuesday for COZ077. Winter Weather Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 2 AM MST Tuesday for COZ081-082-084. && UPDATE...HODANISH SHORT TERM...HODANISH LONG TERM...MOZLEY AVIATION...MW
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 543 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 COZ058>089-093>099-111245- 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- 543 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A winter storm will affect the region starting later today and last into tonight. This winter storm will move into the mountains this afternoon and begin affecting the plains by late afternoon or early evening. For the Pikes Peak region, the snow will start by late afternoon and last into the early morning hours. generally 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected, with the heaviest snow up near Monument and Black Forest, and the east slopes of the Rampart Range and Pike Peak. The evening commute may become difficult, especially through I-25 Gap construction project north of Colorado Springs. For areas from Pueblo south to the New Mexico border, snow will develop by early evening and last into Tuesday morning. The heaviest snow will occur from south of Pueblo to the New Mexico border. Snowfall amounts will generally range between 4 and 6 inches. Travel along I-25 south of Pueblo will become difficult starting this evening. The San Luis Valley will also see accumulating snow. the heaviest snow will occur from Alamosa south to the New Mexico border. 2 to 4 inches is likely. The southern San Juans will also see 4 to 8 inches of snow, with most of the snow occurring on the east slopes, mainly south of the Rio Grande river. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Much uncertainty exists for the extended period beyond Tuesday. Snow, potentially heavy, is expected Tuesday morning over the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, into the southern Interstate 25 corridor. Travel could be very difficult from Pueblo to the New Mexico border for the morning commute. La Veta Pass could also be difficult. Another upper disturbance is possible on Wednesday. Isolated to scattered snow showers are expected over the Central Mountains. Elsewhere, there could be a period of snow over the Eastern Mountains, into the Interstate 25 corridor during the afternoon. Much will depend on the storm track as to what areas will see light snowfall. More upper level energy is possible from Friday into Monday. Significant snowfall may be possible along the Continental Divide. Snow may also spread east across the Plains for the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters are expected late today through tonight across most of southeast and south central Colorado. 34/88
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