Winter Storm Warning Friday Afternoon through Saturday Night

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
332 PM MDT WED APR 13 2016

...POTENT STORM MOVING OVER COLORADO THIS WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WHICH WILL IMPACT WEATHER
ACROSS COLORADO OVER THE WEEKEND. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTAIN
HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER COLORADO
THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS COMBINATION IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW WILL
HAVE HIGH DENSITY WHICH MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH BROKEN TREE
BRANCHES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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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-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...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...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...
NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
332 PM MDT WED APR 13 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES
POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW-COVERED AND SNOW
PACKED...POSSIBLY LEADING TO ROAD CLOSURES. DENSE AND HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE TREES TO FALL...OR
BRANCHES TO BREAK OFF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

With Mom being in the hospital could I just get a cut and dry version of how much now for Bailey, Conifer and Evergreen this weekend?

The news keeps talking rain but then they show snow so are we to get 3 inches or 12 inches?

Sorry I am so brain dead right now I need the simple version.

Thanks

Hi there. I'm very sorry to hear about your Mom being hospitalized. To put it simply, travel is not advised in the foothills (Bailey, Conifer, Evergreen) at all from late Friday night through Sunday. The current model predictions are for 24-36 inches of snow over the course of the weekend.

Roads will be snowpacked or impassable. Visibility will be poor and driving conditions extremely hazardous. If you are planning to go back and forth from Littleton to the foothills, it is not going to be an easy trip unless you have a very well-equipped four-wheel-drive with excellent snow tires and/or chains. The snow is expected to be slushy, wet and heavy, so we'll likely have power outages as well.

My honest recommendation is to get where you need to be by Friday evening, and plan on staying there until Sunday night or Monday morning. I hope this is helpful to you. If you need further info, please post here and I'll do my best. Cheers, Steve.

Thank you so much this really sucks but at least I have more information.

The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect, it has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
604 AM MDT THU APR 14 2016

...POTENT STORM MOVING OVER COLORADO THIS WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM JUST MOVING INLAND ALONG THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST AND INTENSIFY INTO ARIZONA
BY LATE FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE VERY SLOW MOVING AND WILL
IMPACT COLORADO WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTAIN HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL HAVE
HIGH DENSITY WHICH MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH BROKEN TREE BRANCHES
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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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-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...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...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...
NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
604 AM MDT THU APR 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6
AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW-COVERED AND SNOW
PACKED...POSSIBLY LEADING TO ROAD CLOSURES. DENSE AND HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE TREES TO FALL...
OR BRANCHES TO BREAK OFF.

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.

Wow, this looks epic. Hopefully it holds off fire season a bit. This time last year we had a fire in South Park only a couple miles from our home.

Hey Steve,

I am headed back up the mountain around 3:00 today after getting Mom settled again at the rehab. Hubby says it is not snowing and I caught a little of the afternoon news while I was visiting with her.

Sounds like they are backing down on the snow amounts is that what you are seeing?

Thanks

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
738 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...STRONG AND POTENT STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THIS
WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
TONIGHT AND MOVE VERY LITTLE SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING DRIER AIR WITH IT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
MOVED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS THIS
AFTERNOON ALREADY.

THE STORM CONTAINS HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND
THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS
TO BREAK WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO DOWN POWER LINES AND POWER
OUTAGES.

RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. RAIN
WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE
I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MANY AREAS WITH THIS
STORM.

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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-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...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...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...
NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
738 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO
SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW
INTO SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...24 TO 48 INCHES TOTAL CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL
FALL TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY AND SNOW COVERED...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SECONDARY STREETS. HEAVY
SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO
BREAK...POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE
HEAVY TO SHOVEL...AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS TO AVOID
OVER-EXERTION WHILE SHOVELING.

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.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
738 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...STRONG AND POTENT STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THIS
WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
TONIGHT AND MOVE VERY LITTLE SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING DRIER AIR WITH IT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
MOVED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS THIS
AFTERNOON ALREADY.

THE STORM CONTAINS HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND
THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS
TO BREAK WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO DOWN POWER LINES AND POWER
OUTAGES.

RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. RAIN
WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE
I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MANY AREAS WITH THIS
STORM.

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CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...
SOUTH PARK
738 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AND THEN DECREASE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL
FALL TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY AND SNOW COVERED...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SECONDARY STREETS. HEAVY
SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO
BREAK...POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE
HEAVY TO SHOVEL...AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS TO AVOID
OVER-EXERTION WHILE SHOVELING.

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.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
738 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...STRONG AND POTENT STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THIS
WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
TONIGHT AND MOVE VERY LITTLE SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING DRIER AIR WITH IT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
MOVED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS THIS
AFTERNOON ALREADY.

THE STORM CONTAINS HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND
THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS
TO BREAK WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO DOWN POWER LINES AND POWER
OUTAGES.

RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. RAIN
WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE
I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MANY AREAS WITH THIS
STORM.

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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...
NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...
CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR
738 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING. THIS
WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AND DECREASE SATURDAY
NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 40
MPH...ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY AND SNOW COVERED...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SECONDARY STREETS. HEAVY
SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO
BREAK...POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE
HEAVY TO SHOVEL...AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS TO AVOID
OVER-EXERTION WHILE SHOVELING.

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.