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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver CO
239 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021
COZ031-051200-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0002.210205T0000Z-210206T1200Z/
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Including the cities of Mt Zirkel
239 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Snow and wind will increase again tonight and continue
through Friday night. The snow may be heavy at times on Friday
and Friday night. Total new snow accumulations of 10 to 18 inches
are expected by late Friday night, with even heavier amounts
possible above timberline.
Winds will gust up to 50 mph producing near blizzard conditions in
blowing and drifting snow.
* WHERE...Rabbit Ears Pass.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible Friday
afternoon and Friday night. Consider traveling before conditions
deteriorate or taking another route.
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 can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or visiting www.cotrip.org.
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COZ033-034-051200-
/O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0006.210204T2139Z-210206T1200Z/
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 East Slopes Mosquito Range, Indian Peaks,
Eisenhower Tunnel, Rocky Mountain National Park, East Slopes
Southern Gore Range, Mount Evans, Laramie and Medicine Bow
Mountains, Cameron Pass, Breckenridge, Kenosha Mountains, Winter
Park, Williams Fork Mountains, Willow Creek Pass, Rabbit Ears
Range, and Berthoud Pass
239 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Winds gusting as high as 65 mph will produce extensive
blowing and drifting snow with near blizzard conditions at times
in exposed areas. Periods of light snowfall through Friday
morning, then steadier snow Friday afternoon and evening.
Additional snow through Friday night will be 4 to 10 inches in the
higher mountains, with lighter amounts in the valleys.
* WHERE...Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range,
and The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the
Indian Peaks.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially over Loveland
and Berthoud Passes and along US 285 in South Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or visiting
www.cotrip.org.
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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit
https://weather.gov/bou
Gimmestad/Direnzo