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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1156 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014
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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-
INCLUDING…CLIMAX…MOSQUITO PASS…LEADVILLE…
INDEPENDENCE PASS…MT ELBERT…MT MASSIVE…GRANITE…SALIDA…
BUENA VISTA
1156 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT MONDAY…
* LOCATION…ALL OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES INCLUDING SALIDA AND
BUENA VISTA.
* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET
SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…SNOWFALL WILL VARY ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR.
AREAS AROUND SALIDA MAY ONLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES WHILE AREAS NEAR
BUENA VISTA MAY SEE UP TO A FOOT. SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS
WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES.
* SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH…BECOMING NORTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
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.
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COZ073-076-080-120200-
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NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING…BLANCA PEAK…GREENHORN MTN
1156 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT MONDAY…
* LOCATION…THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE ABOVE 11000
FEET…NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET…AND THE WET
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET
SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16
INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WIND…EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON SUNDAY…BECOMING
NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.
* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.
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.
&&
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING…WOODLAND PARK…PIKES PEAK…BLACK FOREST…
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1156 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT MONDAY…
* LOCATION…TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE SUMMIT OF PIKES PEAK WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW.
* WIND…NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 40 MPH…CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW…AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON OVER MONUMENT HILL AS SLUSHY WIND
DRIVEN SNOW ACCUMULATES ON I-25.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.
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.
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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Sun May 11 2014 1:56PM EDT
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