URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver CO
948 AM MST Sat Mar 2 2024
COZ031-033-034-030400-
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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 Kenosha Mountains, East Slopes Southern Gore Range, Laramie and Medicine Bow Mountains, Berthoud Pass, Indian Peaks, Mt Zirkel, Cameron Pass, Willow Creek Pass, Rabbit Ears Range, Mount Blue Sky, Rocky Mountain National Park, Winter Park,
Breckenridge, East Slopes Mosquito Range, Eisenhower Tunnel, and Williams Fork Mountains
948 AM MST Sat Mar 2 2024
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WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST MONDAY...
* WHAT...
Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 9 and 18 inches with localized higher amounts. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph.
* WHERE...Rabbit Ears Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, and The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks.
* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 9 AM MST Monday. The heaviest snow and worst travel conditions are expected late this evening and overnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...Visibility will be near zero at times resulting in white out conditions. Travel will be treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Snow covered roads will make travel hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Persons should consider delaying all mountain travel. If traveling, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.
Travel will be extremely dangerous late this evening and overnight.