WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for Low Country starts 3AM with 2-5 inches expected
Strong winds expected to accompany snow tonight through Thursday
COLD temps follow on the heels of this storm
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
230 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013
..WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.THE STRONG COLD FRONT WAS STRETCHED OVER NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PUNCH INTO THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR TOWARDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. TIMING IS DELAYED SOMEWHAT FROM EARLIER FORECASTS BUT THIS COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO THREE FEET IN THE WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEYS COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA AND THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIFLE AND VAIL. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP 20 DEGREES OR MORE BY THURSDAY AND STAY WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR TRAVELERS PASSING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM GO TO OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT.
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UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...
TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
230 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE LA SAL
MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IS
EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO
230 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE BEST ACCUMULATIONS
ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* WINDS...LOCAL SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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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