9:53 am MDT, Thu., Apr. 2, 2009
... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET... TELLER COUNTY... AND EL PASO COUNTY... INCLUDING PIKES PEAK... AND THE CITIES OF WOODLAND PARK AND COLORADO SPRINGS.
OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY... STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY AND LAST INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY... MAINLY NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS... WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY EARLY MORNING SATURDAY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. FOR COLORADO SPRINGS PROPER... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE CITY... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN.
THESE SNOW FALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ADJUSTED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION... TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 18 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE PIKES PEAK MASSIF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.
WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH... TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.
OHHH CRAP!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Isn't it fun to live in Colorado! All you can do is snuggle in. I miss that.
Post a Comment