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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

1004 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2001



...A STRONG SPRING STORM TO APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT...



.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM...CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHERN 

UTAH...IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTH DOWN INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA 

THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS WILL PRODUCE DEEP...PROLONGED UPSLOPE FLOW 

ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY...AND WILL BRING PRECIPITATION 

TO MUCH OF THE STATE.  ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING...AS THE SNOW 

LEVEL DROPS TO AROUND 7000 FEET. THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 

MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON FRIDAY...EXITING THE STATE BY LATE SATURDAY.



A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 

POSSIBLE...CAUSING POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE 

PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE WATCH AREA...LISTEN FOR THE LATEST 

WEATHER FORECAST AND CHECK ON ALTERNATE TIMETABLES OR ROUTES.



THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE WEATHER SYSTEM'S 

STRENGTH AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT...AND AVAILABILITY OF 

MOISTURE...WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF THE SNOW.



DIAL 1/877/315/7623 FOR COLORADO ROAD CONDITIONS. THE WEB SITE FOR 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO IS WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PUB



COZ067-022200-

TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE/PIKE'S PEAK-

1004 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2001



...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...



SNOW IS FORECAST TO BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE 

THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS 

WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH.



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