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WSWBOU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver CO
115 PM MDT Tue Mar 17 2020
...SNOW, STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
COLORADO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.A storm system moving over Colorado Wednesday night through
Friday morning will bring moderate to heavy snowfall along with
wind gusts up to 45 mph. This will create hazardous travel
conditions especially Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.
The worst impacted area is expected to be the I-76 corridor.
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Rabbit Ears Pass-
Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range-
The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the
Indian Peaks-The Northern Front Range Foothills-
The Southern Front Range Foothills-
Including the cities of East Slopes Park and Northern Gore
Ranges, Gore Pass, Rabbit Ears Pass, Cameron Pass,
Laramie and Medicine Bow Mountains, Rabbit Ears Range,
Rocky Mountain National Park, Willow Creek 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, Estes Park, Glendevey, Nederland, Red Feather Lakes,
Bailey, Central City, Evergreen, Georgetown, Idaho Springs,
and Westcreek
115 PM MDT Tue Mar 17 2020
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 16
inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Rabbit Ears Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park and the
Medicine Bow Range, The Mountains of Summit County, the
Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks, The Northern Front Range
Foothills and The Southern Front Range Foothills.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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Fort Collins-Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver-Denver-
Castle Rock-Briggsdale-Greeley-Fort Morgan-Byers-Limon-Sterling-
Akron-Julesburg-Holyoke-
Including the cities of Fort Collins, Hereford, Loveland, Nunn,
Arvada, Boulder, Golden, Lakewood, Longmont, Aurora, Brighton,
City of Denver, Denver International Airport, Highlands Ranch,
Littleton, Parker, Castle Rock, Elbert, Fondis, Kiowa, Larkspur,
Briggsdale, Grover, Pawnee Buttes, Raymer, Stoneham, Eaton,
Fort Lupton, Greeley, Roggen, Brush, Fort Morgan, Goodrich,
Wiggins, Bennett, Byers, Deer Trail, Leader, Agate, Hugo, Limon,
Matheson, Crook, Merino, Sterling, Peetz, Akron, Cope,
Last Chance, Otis, Julesburg, Ovid, Sedgwick, Amherst, Haxtun,
and Holyoke
115 PM MDT Tue Mar 17 2020
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7
inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central, north central and northeast
Colorado.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing
snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous
conditions could impact the evening commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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