Here it comes WINTER STORM WARNING FOR COLORADO

Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Warning in effect from Sunday, 9:00 AM MDT until Monday, 9:00 AM MDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY...BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATEQUICKLY ON SUNDAY OVER MONUMENT HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

Last Edited by SunnyDaze on 05/10/2014 07:59 PM