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WWUS45 KBOU 021016 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 316 AM MST Sat Mar 2 2024 COZ031-033-034-022215- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0008.240303T0000Z-240304T1600Z/ 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 Laramie and Medicine Bow Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park, Willow Creek Pass, East Slopes Mosquito Range, Rabbit Ears Range, Mount Blue Sky, Eisenhower Tunnel, Mt Zirkel, Winter Park, Cameron Pass, East Slopes Southern Gore Range, Breckenridge, Williams Fork Mountains, Kenosha Mountains, Indian Peaks, and Berthoud Pass 316 AM MST Sat Mar 2 2024 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW 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. * 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. Roads will be slick resulting in slow and hazardous travel. Allow extra time to reach your destination. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou Danielson