Blizzard Warning in Effect Until 6 O’clock Tonight
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING... SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 10 INCHES.
* WIND/VISIBILITY... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SNOW PACKED... SLUSHY AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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... FAST MOVING STORM EXPECTED TO BRING WINTER WEATHER TO COLORADO TODAY...
.A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EAST CENTRAL COLORADO BY LATER THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER THE NORTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS THIS MORNING. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE PLAINS DUE TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE POSSIBLE.
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