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WWUS45 KBOU 202011 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 211 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021 ...STORM SYSTEM HEADED TOWARDS COLORADO... .A storm system will move across Colorado Sunday and Monday with snow returning to the mountains tonight, and then spreading over the plains from late Sunday afternoon and continue through Monday. The heaviest snow will fall in the mountains Sunday afternoon and night, and then the heaviest snow over the adjacent plains and Palmer Divide Sunday night and Monday morning. COZ033-034-036-210415- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0005.210321T1800Z-210322T1800Z/ 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- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Including the cities of Evergreen, Central City, East Slopes Mosquito Range, Indian Peaks, Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Eisenhower Tunnel, Rocky Mountain National Park, East Slopes Southern Gore Range, Mount Evans, Laramie and Medicine Bow Mountains, Bailey, Cameron Pass, Breckenridge, Kenosha Mountains, Winter Park, Williams Fork Mountains, Willow Creek Pass, Rabbit Ears Range, Westcreek, and Berthoud Pass 211 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 15 inches. * WHERE...Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks, and The Southern Front Range Foothills. * WHEN...From Noon Sunday to Noon MDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Sunday afternoon commute along the I-70 mountain corridor and for the Monday morning commute. Snow covered roads will make travel hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for Colorado can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or by going to www.cotrip. org && $$ COZ039>041-210415- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0002.210322T0000Z-210323T0000Z/ Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County-North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Including the cities of Boulder, Golden, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, City of Denver, Lakewood, Kiowa, Elbert, Aurora, Arvada, Littleton, Parker, Larkspur, Longmont, Fondis, Denver International Airport, and Brighton 211 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 12 inches possible, heaviest amounts over Douglas and Elbert counties. * WHERE...Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver, Denver, and Castle Rock. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Snow covered roads will make travel hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou Entrekin