Winter Storm Warning, Avalanche Watch Jeffco & Park Co, Denv

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
322 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW FOR NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

...HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FOR THE FRONT RANGE AND PARTS THE
EASTERN PLAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

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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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
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-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...
GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS...
HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...
LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...
BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...
FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...
WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER
322 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. BANDS OF HEAVY
SNOW MAY LOCALLY PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
DUE TO ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES DURING THE
EVENING COMMUTE THURSDAY. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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Avalanche Watch
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AVALANCHE WATCH
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1226 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

...AVALANCHE WATCH FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SUSTAINED SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY OVERLOAD THE
EXISTING SNOWPACK. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE
INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER THROUGH FRIDAY. IF THE FORECAST
VERIFIES...DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL IN OR BELOW AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION CALL...303-275-5360 IN
DENVER...970-668-0600 IN SUMMIT COUNTY...970-920-1664 IN ASPEN...970-
247-8187 IN DURANGO...OR VISIT THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION
CENTER`S WEB PAGE AT COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
322 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW FOR NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

...HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FOR THE FRONT RANGE AND PARTS THE
EASTERN PLAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...
WALDEN...DILLON...FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS...KREMMLING
322 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Hope the winds stop because if we get the any snow with them we are screwed.

The Winter Storm Watch for lower elevation Jeffco & the Denver Metro area has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning starting at 5pm tonight.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
538 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW FOR NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

...HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE FRONT RANGE AND PARTS OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...

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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
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-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...
NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...
BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...
PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...
GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...
BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER
538 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM MST FRIDAY...

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 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO
10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT IN SOME LOCATIONS

* WIND/VISIBILITY...HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THIS EVENING DUE TO ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.