Winter Storm Watch & Winter Weather Advisory 12.6.16-12.7.16

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
248 PM MST MON DEC 5 2016

...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW RETURNS TO THE REGION...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS
STARTING TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL ARRIVE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
MOVE IN TUESDAY WITH HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AND LOWS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

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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,
AND WINTER PARK
248 PM MST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVING TUESDAY
EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER PASSES BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* WIND/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD BUT
SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY EVENING MAKING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL DECREASE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS THAT COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS

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.

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Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
248 PM MST MON DEC 5 2016

...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW RETURNS TO THE REGION...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS
STARTING TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL ARRIVE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
MOVE IN TUESDAY WITH HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AND LOWS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

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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, AND WESTCREEK
248 PM MST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE

* WIND/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE
PERIOD...HOWEVER SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND CREATE FOR SOME REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH INCREASING
SNOW INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
248 PM MST MON DEC 5 2016

...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW RETURNS TO THE REGION...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS
STARTING TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL ARRIVE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
MOVE IN TUESDAY WITH HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AND LOWS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

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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-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
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, CASTLE ROCK, ELBERT, FONDIS, KIOWA,
AND LARKSPUR
248 PM MST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO NOON
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
TUESDAY TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START TUESDAY AROUND RUSH HOUR AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WEST OF I-25

* WIND/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE
PERIOD...HOWEVER SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND CREATE FOR SOME REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
INCREASING SNOW INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING TOWARDS THE END OF
RUSH HOUR. CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR DRIVERS.


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.