#EAS #WEA for Emery County : High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Source: Emery County Sheriffs Office UT #UTwx
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Oooh, good luck on Utah having any more of a ski season. How many days of above freezing temps can the snowpack tolerate?
There is a Winter Weather Advisory, Winter Storm Warning, & Avalanche Warning for much of the Colorado mountains & some of the Utah mountains.
Winter Storm Warning:
Until 11 pm this evening (Feb 20th). Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches with locally higher amounts possible on south and southwest facing slopes. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. For the eastern San Juan Mountains above 10000 feet. Travel could be difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
Winter Weather Advisory:
Until 11 pm this evening. Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 to 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
Avalanche Warning:
-WHEN...6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY.
-AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.
-REASON/IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS HAS
OVERLOADED PRE-EXISTING WEAK LAYERS IN THE SNOWPACK, CREATING DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. NATURAL AND HUMAN-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY.
NWS Grand Junction Region:
There are Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories for the Colorado & Utah mountains today (Feb 18th). There is an Avalanche Warning in parts of the mountains.
Winter Storm Warning:
Until 5 am Thursday. Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 10 inches with up to 12 inches across the higher peaks of the Eastern San Juan Mountains. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph causing poor visibility in blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Weather Advisory:
Until 5 am Thursday. Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph causing poor visibilities in blowing snow.
Avalanche Warning:
-WHAT Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5)
avalanche danger.
-WHERE the Flat Tops, Park Range, Grand Mesa, Elkhead Mountains,
Gore Range, Sawatch, West Elk, Elk Mountains, and San Juan Mountains.
-WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Tuesday
evening and last through Thursday.
-IMPACTS Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger.
Large avalanches will run naturally.
-PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche
terrain is not recommended from Tuesday evening through Friday.
Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than
about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at
colorado.gov/avalanche
High Wind Warning:
Check out NWS Boulder & Pueblo posts for more information.
The CSWN will go on air in the CO Severe Wx Room xlx303a at ~ Currently active on Tuesday (Feb 17th).
Of course, severe reports will be relayed to the appropriate NWS WFO.
The whole region has severe weather threats today including winter weather, high winds, & fire weather.
> Red Flag Warning for Eastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, Nebraska Panhandle, & western Kansas 11amโ7pm.
โ Winds from the west & southwest at 15-50 mph, gusts to 70 mph.
โ RH as low as 10%.
โ Critically Dry Fuel.
> High Wind Warning for Eastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, Nebraska Panhandle, western Kansas until 7 pm.
โ Winds from 30-50 mph with gusts up to 85 mph.
> Winter Storm Warning for the Colorado mountains, parts of the southeastern Wyoming mountains, & eastern Utah mountains until Thursday at 5 am.
โ Winds of up to 70 mph.
โ Snow accumulation as high as 30 inches in some locations.
> Winter Weather Advisory for parts of the Colorado mountains, parts of southeastern Wyoming mountains, & eastern Utah mountains.
โ Winds of up to 70 mph.
Planned repeat in xlx303a on Tuesday.
To access the CO Severe Weather Room at Reflector xlx303a (when your repeater isnโt connected):
EchoLink Node 155536 NC2WX-L
Droid-STAR XRF/DCS303A
Brandmeister/DMR 31083
Allstar Node 485322 (Wx Hub) or 289800
Wires-X Room 65045
YSF 30300 (switch to module A, DGID 10)
To merely listen to the CO Severe Rm go to https://hose.brandmeister.network/?subscribe=31083
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NWS Grand Junction Region:
There is a Winter Storm Warning for much of the mountains & a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of the mountains from late tonight (Feb 16th) through Thursday morning. There is also a Wind Advisory for much of the region.
Winter Storm Warning:
From 11 pm Monday to 5 am Thursday. Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 24 inches, with localized amounts up to 30 inches at the highest elevations. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph. Snow and blowing snow will reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less, with potential for sudden snow squalls to bring quick intense bursts of snow and rapidly reduced visibility. Snow and ice covered roads will make travel very difficult at times.
Winter Weather Advisory:
From 11 pm Monday through 5 am Thursday. Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 12 inches, with localized higher amounts up to 16 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. Snow and blowing snow will reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less, with potential for sudden snow squalls to bring quick intense bursts of snow, rapidly reduced visibility and treacherous travel conditions. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning and evening commute.
Wind Advisory:
From 5 am to 5 pm on Tuesday. Southwesterly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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