Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
433 AM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...SNOW AND COLD TO HIT COLORADO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH COLORADO THIS EVENING. LARGE
SCALE LIFT FROM THE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMBINED WITH A MOIST UPSLOPE
FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST OF INTERSTATE
25. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH POOR
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...
LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA
433 AM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR
EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY ON THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8
INCHES... WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
WESTERN SUBURBS OF DENVER AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE URBAN
CORRIDOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY CAUSING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION
THURSDAY MORNING. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. WHEN
DRIVING SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

&&

$$

$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
433 AM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...SNOW AND COLD TO HIT COLORADO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH COLORADO THIS EVENING. LARGE
SCALE LIFT FROM THE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMBINED WITH A MOIST UPSLOPE
FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST OF INTERSTATE
25. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH POOR
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

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LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...
GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
433 AM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.


* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING IN THE NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS AND SPREAD SOUTH DURING THE EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16
INCHES.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING SNOW.
ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY CAUSING HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION
THURSDAY MORNING. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. WHEN
DRIVING SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
344 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...SNOW AND COLD STILL ON TRACK TO HIT COLORADO TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHEAST UTAH WILL DROP SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
ACROSS EASTERN UTAH TONIGHT AND THEN INTO NORTHEAST ARIZONA ON
THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST
COLORADO THIS EVENING. LARGE SCALE LIFT FROM THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
COMBINED WITH A DEEPENING AND STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING...AND THEN BECOME HEAVIER BY OR SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVEL
ON SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS
IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW MAY FALL.

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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...
LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA
344 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER CAN
BE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12
INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
SUBURBS OF DENVER AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 25.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE URBAN
CORRIDOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY CAUSING HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW CONSIDERABLE TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION THURSDAY MORNING. WHEN DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE
ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

&&

$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
344 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...SNOW AND COLD STILL ON TRACK TO HIT COLORADO TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHEAST UTAH WILL DROP SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
ACROSS EASTERN UTAH TONIGHT AND THEN INTO NORTHEAST ARIZONA ON
THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST
COLORADO THIS EVENING. LARGE SCALE LIFT FROM THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
COMBINED WITH A DEEPENING AND STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING...AND THEN BECOME HEAVIER BY OR SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVEL
ON SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS
IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW MAY FALL.

COZ035-036-220645-
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LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...
GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
344 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
CAN BE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16
INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
FAVORED FOOTHILL LOCATIONS FROM WEST OF BOULDER THROUGH THE
GENESEE AREA.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING SNOW.
ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY CAUSING HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW CONSIDERABLE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION
THURSDAY MORNING. WHEN DRIVING SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM
BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
749 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM HITTING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHEAST UTAH WILL DROP SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN UTAH TONIGHT AND THEN INTO NORTHEAST
ARIZONA ON THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO LATE THIS EVENING. LARGE SCALE LIFT
FROM THE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMBINED WITH DEEPENING AND
STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD SNOW...WITH HEAVY SNOW IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS AND URBAN CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE
DECREASING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
MORNING.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVEL
ON SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW MAY FALL.

COZ035-036-221100-
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LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...
GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
749 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16
INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
FAVORED FOOTHILL LOCATIONS FROM WEST OF BOULDER THROUGH THE
GENESEE AREA.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED TO JUST LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY FALLING
SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW CONSIDERABLE TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION THURSDAY MORNING. WHEN DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE
ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

&&

$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
749 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM HITTING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHEAST UTAH WILL DROP SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN UTAH TONIGHT AND THEN INTO NORTHEAST
ARIZONA ON THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO LATE THIS EVENING. LARGE SCALE LIFT
FROM THE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMBINED WITH DEEPENING AND
STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD SNOW...WITH HEAVY SNOW IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS AND URBAN CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE
DECREASING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
MORNING.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVEL
ON SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW MAY FALL.

COZ039>041-221100-
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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...
LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA
749 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH
PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12
INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM BOULDER SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF DENVER AND OVER THE
PALMER DIVIDE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE URBAN
CORRIDOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. SOME SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL. THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE EXTREMELY SLOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW CONSIDERABLE TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION SAFELY. WHEN DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE ENOUGH
ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
312 AM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST UTAH WILL DROP SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD TODAY...CAUSING AN AREA OF SNOW TO MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS
COLORADO. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO THIS
MORNING WHILE IT WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVEL
ON SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS WHERE A FOOT OF SNOW WILL FALL. TRAVELERS SHOULD
CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL LATER TODAY FOR TRAVEL IN NORTHERN
COLORADO...AND ADDITIONAL DELAYS OR ALTERNATE ROUTES MAY BE
ADVISABLE FOR TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN COLORADO OR NEW MEXICO.

SNOWFALL TOTALS AROUND THE DENVER AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
WERE IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 17 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER.

COZ039>041-221800-
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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...
LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA
312 AM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
EXPECTED TODAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14
INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM BOULDER ACROSS THE WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF DENVER AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE ICY OR SNOWPACKED. SOME SECONDARY ROADS
MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE EXTREMELY SLOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW CONSIDERABLE EXTRA TIME THIS MORNING.
CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER TODAY. WHEN
DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

&&

$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
312 AM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST UTAH WILL DROP SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD TODAY...CAUSING AN AREA OF SNOW TO MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS
COLORADO. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO THIS
MORNING WHILE IT WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVEL
ON SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS WHERE A FOOT OF SNOW WILL FALL. TRAVELERS SHOULD
CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL LATER TODAY FOR TRAVEL IN NORTHERN
COLORADO...AND ADDITIONAL DELAYS OR ALTERNATE ROUTES MAY BE
ADVISABLE FOR TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN COLORADO OR NEW MEXICO.

SNOWFALL TOTALS AROUND THE DENVER AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
WERE IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 17 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER.

COZ035-036-221800-
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LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...
GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
312 AM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS
MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY.

* ACCUMULATION/WIND...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED TODAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES.
LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS IN BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. SECONDARY ROADS MAY
BECOME IMPASSABLE AND VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW CONSIDERABLE EXTRA TIME THIS MORNING.
CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER TODAY. WHEN
DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.