A FAST MOVING POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NE COLORADO TONIGHT INTO WEDS MORNING.
NATIONAL WEATHER SVC DENVER/BOULDER CO…10 NOV 15
STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS MORNING. BY LATE TONIGHT…THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN COLORADO AND UNDERGO RAPID INTENSIFICATION.
RAIN SHOWERS ON THE PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT…BECOMING STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS MORNING. VISIBILITIES ON THE PLAINS WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE PLAINS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS MORNING WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE DUE TO VERY POOR VISIBILITIES.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES… GORE PASS… RABBIT EARS 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
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS… FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING…MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…8 TO 16 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE GORE RANGE.
* WIND/VISIBILITY…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. EXPOSED AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SNOW AND STRONG WINDS… WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
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BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS – NOV 10 2015
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… YUMA… WRAY… BURLINGTON.
CHEYENNE WELLS… ST. FRANCIS… ATWOOD… GOODLAND…
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 6 INCHES… HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO UP INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* TIMING…SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM EASTERN COLORADO AFTER 3 AM MST AND INTO NW KANSAS AND SW NEBRASKA AFTER SUNRISE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WEDNESDAYMORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…ROAD CLOSURES…AND POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 30S.
* LOCATIONS…EASTERN COLORADO…AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
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