This is a good reminder to stock up your emergency supplies. You should have food/water/medications for at least 72hrs at home. Don't forget to keep food/water/flashlight/warmth in you car in case you are stranded.
WWUS45 KGJT 022230
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
330 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013
..WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH ARCTIC ORIGINS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL WORK INTO NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE TONIGHT THEN DROP TO NEAR THE INTERSTATE
70 CORRIDOR BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. UPWARDS TO 3 FEET OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED 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 EARLY THIS WEEK.
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM GO TO OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT.
COZ018-019-030630-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0016.131203T1300Z-131205T0700Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
330 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013
..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING...THEN
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL THEN
LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SHIFTING
TO NORTHWEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY.
* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER EXPOSED AREAS.
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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COZ011-014-020-022-023-030630-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0016.131204T0100Z-131205T0100Z/
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...DURANGO...
BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
330 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013
..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...POSSIBLY
APPROACHING 12 INCHES AT CERRO SUMMIT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30
MPH ON TUESDAY EVENING.
* 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 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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