Monday, October 28, 2013

WINTER STORM WARNING in effect Tuesday 6am for #LaPlataCo mountains

WWUS45 KGJT 282029
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
229 PM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

COZ009-012-013-019-290430-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0013.131029T0900Z-131030T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KGJT.WS.W.0019.131029T1200Z-131030T0900Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- FLATTOPS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
229 PM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL...STARTING NEAR 9000 FEET DROPPING TO 6500 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
REACHING 40 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL WEAKEN IN THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED. GUSTY WINDS
WITH OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS SEEING THE STRONGEST WINDS.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR ALL MOUNTAIN
PASSES IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

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WINTER STORM WATCH in effect for SW San Juan Mtns tonight through tomorrow evening

WWUS45 KGJT 281642

WSWGJT

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1042 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

 

COZ009-012-013-018-019-290045-

/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0013.131029T0900Z-131030T0300Z/

GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- FLATTOPS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...

MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...

SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS

1042 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

 

..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL START LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN

  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY MID-MORNING TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING

  OFF BY TUESDAY EVENING.

 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY

  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS

  REACHING 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL

  WEAKEN AFTER NOON ON TUESDAY.

 

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED. GUSTY

  WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW

  ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS SEEING THE STRONGEST

  WINDS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR ALL

  MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE WATCH AREA.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

 

&&

 

$$

 

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY issued for the high country of the San Juans in #laplataco this afternoon through tomorrow

WWUS45 KGJT 150935
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
335 AM MDT TUE OCT 15 2013

COZ018-019-152000-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0032.131015T2100Z-131016T1800Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
335 AM MDT TUE OCT 15 2013

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START AT 3PM BECOMING HEAVIER AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND BEYOND.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET DROPPING TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SAN JUANS WILL SEE NORTHERLY WINDS
AT 5 TO 10 MPH AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS WILL SEE SOUTHERLY WINDS
AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT CAUSING DRIVING
DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG US 550.
EXPECT SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

WINTER STORM WARNING for #laplataco starting tonight 12" expected in High Country

Up to 3/4" of rain expected over rest of County. 



-------- Original message --------
From: EWARN- <ldad@noaa.gov>
Date: 2013/10/09 04:33 (GMT-07:00)
To:
Subject: DENWSWGJT


WWUS45 KGJT 091033
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

..POWERFUL EARLY WINTER STORM TAKES AIM AT THE WESTERN COLORADO
MOUNTAINS...

.A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. THIS STORM WILL HIT THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN EXPAND NORTHEAST WITH SNOW REACHING THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY ON...AND ON THE LOWER SLOPES...WITH
RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. ALSO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON THURSDAY.

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...BEGINNING BETWEEN
10000 AND 11000 FEET BUT LOWERING TO 9500 FEET OVERNIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY...WITH
CONVECTIVE BURSTS DRIVING SNOW LOWER AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS WILL
EXIST ABOVE TIMBERLINE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THIS
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE.

COZ018-019-091845-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0011.131010T0000Z-131011T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0017.131010T0000Z-131011T0000Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY ABOVE 8000
  FEET. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL...10000 TO 11000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...LOWERING TO 9500 FEET OVERNIGHT. THEN FALLING TO
  AROUND 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE...WITH
  LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST 10 TO
  20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ028-091845-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0030.131010T0000Z-131011T0000Z/
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY ABOVE 8000
  FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL...10000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO 8500
  FEET OVERNIGHT. THEN FALLING TO AROUND 7500 FEET EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON
  OVER EXPOSED PEAKS AND RIDGES...WITH LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 45 TO
  55 MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
  ESPECIALLY OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
  MAY OCCUR AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-013-091845-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0011.131010T0600Z-131011T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...
  MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE
  10000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL...10000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO
  9500 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN FALLING TO AROUND 7500 FEET ON
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE...WITH
  LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND WIND...
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

COZ004-010-091845-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0011.131010T1200Z-131011T0600Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL...
SNOWMASS
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
  9000 FEET IS WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 9500 FEET...LOWERING TO AROUND 7500 FEET
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE...WITH
  GUSTS REACHING 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SNOW AND
  WIND...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE
  TIMBERLINE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
  MAY OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$






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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

La Plata Monsoon Storms wreak havoc in September

La Plata County was struck by several damaging storms between September 16th and 20th
About 5:15 p.m. Wednesday September 18, 2013 La Plata County OEM started getting notification from the national weather service in Grand Junction that radar was picking up some intense storms developing over the west side of our county heading towards Durango. Reports began soon after saying that large hail and heavy winds had pummeled homes between the State Line and Hesperus. The storm moved across High Flume and La Posta into Durango with flooding rains. Animas mountain, Junction Creek, Lightner Creek,  and the north end of Durango felt some of the storm's intensity. The  storm increased in intensity as it moved north east dumping several inches of rain on the red cliffs above the Animas Valley, and added several inches of hail over the Florida River Valley before beginning to weaken over Vallecito.
The most personal property damage was on the west side of the County and the most public property damage was along County Roads 250 and 240.

Storms again slammed the County from the Southwest on Sunday the 20th for most of the day. The storms came in the form of individual cells streaming across in multiple waves. Areas of damage were relatively the same but over broader areas.
Some people encountered 3" or more of rain, 3-4" of hail, 65-70 mph wind, midwest style wall clouds, small stream flooding, or mud/debris flows.

If you have pictures of damages, please reply here. Include time, date, location (the more detailed the better) and description of impacts or damages