Winter Storm Warning for Jeffco, ParkCo including Bailey, Evergreen Thu-Fri

24 Dec 2014 12:04 - 24 Dec 2014 16:18 #1 by MountainTownAlerts


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
350 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...A SNOWY WHITE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ON
THURSDAY IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST ACROSS COLORADO
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON THE PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS
ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR WITH SNOW HEAVY AT
TIMES ON THE PALMER DIVIDE. LIGHTER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FARTHER
OUT ON THE PLAINS...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN EASTERN ELBERT AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

COZ035-036-250700-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0014.141225T2200Z-141226T1900Z/
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
350 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON MST FRIDAY
...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH OVER THE REMAINING
FOOTHILL AREAS BY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP AROUND AN INCH PER
HOUR. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALING 8 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING
...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF
LARIMER COUNTY.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND 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.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
350 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...A SNOWY WHITE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ON
THURSDAY IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST ACROSS COLORADO
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON THE PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS
ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR WITH SNOW HEAVY AT
TIMES ON THE PALMER DIVIDE. LIGHTER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FARTHER
OUT ON THE PLAINS...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN EASTERN ELBERT AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

COZ031-033-034-250700-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0042.141225T2100Z-141226T1900Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS
...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS
...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
350 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY
TO NOON MST FRIDAY
...

* TIMING...SNOW BECOMES WIDESPREAD IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALING 5 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE TIMBERLINE
AND EAST FACING SLOPES.


* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
AREAS BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
350 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...A SNOWY WHITE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ON
THURSDAY IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST ACROSS COLORADO
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON THE PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS
ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR WITH SNOW HEAVY AT
TIMES ON THE PALMER DIVIDE. LIGHTER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FARTHER
OUT ON THE PLAINS...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN EASTERN ELBERT AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

COZ039-040-250700-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0042.141226T0000Z-141226T1900Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...
LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER
350 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY
TO NOON MST FRIDAY
...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE I-
25 URBAN CORRIDOR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALING 5 TO 8 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
SUBURBS OF DENVER.


* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF
MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GREATER DENVER
METRO AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
543 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT AND THEN MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN COLORADO ON FRIDAY. UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. SNOW MAY BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE I-25
URBAN CORRIDOR WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHTER SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
POOR VISIBILITIES OVER THE PLAINS AS WELL.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.


COZ035-036-038>041-242045-
/O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0014.141226T0100Z-141226T1500Z/
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-
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
543 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING
...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE FOOTHILLS LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND OVER THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH 6 TO 8
INCHES ALONG THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP
TO A FOOT MAY OCCCUR IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF
DENVER.


* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH
CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW.

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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24 Dec 2014 16:19 #2 by MountainTownAlerts
Bump for Update to Winter Storm Warning from Winter Storm Watch.

Winter Weather Advisory now in effect for some areas as well.

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24 Dec 2014 17:55 #3 by ScienceChic

How much snow can you expect from this latest storm? Here's the latest forecast snowfall map for northeast and north central Colorado. The snow will first develop over the mountains during the late morning and early afternoon, then from North to South across the Front Range Urban Corridor between 2 and 5 PM, and then east and southeast across the eastern Colorado plains during the evening. Roads will become snow packed and slick soon after the snow starts, so holiday travelers should be prepared for hazardous winter driving conditions through Thursday night and Friday. The snow intensity is expected to gradually decrease late Thursday night and Friday, but light snow and/or flurries will continue.

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www.facebook.com/NWSBoulder/photos/a.214...0786/?type=1&theater

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