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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
437 AM MDT Fri Mar 31 2017
...Another spring storm moves into Colorado...
.A storm system over northwest Arizona will track slowly eastward
into New Mexico tonight and Saturday. Rain and snow will become
more widespread Friday afternoon. Snow levels will initially be
around 8000 feet, but then lower down into the I-25 corridor and
adjacent plains below 5000 feet by late Friday night and Saturday
morning. People planning travel across Colorado should be prepared
for hazardous winter travel conditions.
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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,
and Westcreek
437 AM MDT Fri Mar 31 2017
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT
SATURDAY...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Winter Storm
Warning for heavy snow, which is in effect from noon today to
noon MDT Saturday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
* TIMING...More widespread snow will develop today, first in the
northern border area late Friday morning and then spreading
southward across the rest of the Front Range Mountains and
Foothills during the afternoon. Snow, heavy at times, will be possible
through early Saturday morning before decreasing by mid day.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 to 16 inches possible.
* WIND/VISIBILITY...Visibility less than one quarter mile at
times in heavy snow. Light winds.
* IMPACTS...Snow and slush covered roads will likely create
hazardous travel Friday afternoon through Saturday 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.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
516 AM MDT Fri Mar 31 2017
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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 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-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-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
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-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
516 AM MDT Fri Mar 31 2017
...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPES
OF MOUNTAINS...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A slow moving and moist storm system will impact the region
today through Saturday with potentially significant
precipitation. Heavy snow is expected in the Front Range
Mountains and foothills this afternoon and tonight. This heavier
snow is expected to first develop in the northern tier of the
Colorado Front Range Mountains and Foothills toward mid day, and
then spread southward toward the I-70 Corridor and Palmer Divide
tonight.
On the plains, rain will initially develop this afternoon and
evening, but temperatures are expected to become cold enough to
switch most of the precipitation over into the form of snow after
midnight.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
Snow will continue over the mountains and plains above 5000 feet
Saturday morning, with some rain snow mix over the lower plains.
Snow may be heavy at times over the southern foothills and Palmer
Divide which could produce possible hazardous travel conditions
with slushy and snow packed roads expected. Rain may begin to mix
in later in the afternoon over the urban corridor. The Front
Range Mountains and Foothills could see 8 to 16 inches of snow
through Saturday afternoon. The Palmer Divide may see snow amounts
between 6 to 10 inches this evening through Saturday afternoon.
After drier and warmer conditions Sunday, the next storm system
will likely impact the region Monday night into Tuesday with more
rain and snow. Wednesday and Thursday will bring warmer and drier
conditions under an upper ridge.
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