Locally higher amounts possible.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO… APR 26 2015
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-INCLUDING…BLANCA PEAK…SPANISH PEAKS…GREENHORN MTN…
PIKES PEAK
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY…
A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW THE THE REGION.
SNOW ACCUMULATION…1 TO 2 FEET (30 TOo 60 CM) WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE INTENSE AT TIMES WITH AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
* WIND…NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACT…TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW…POOR VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF BOTH THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...RYE A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW TO THE REGION... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CO&prodtype=warnings Thanks to Kenneth Lund, Harry and J Bird for these links
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