NWS ISSUES WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LARIMER COUNTY ABOVE 9,000 FEET and HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6,000 FEET Strong Spring Storm to impact Colorado this weekend... A strong upper level low pressure system will move from the four corners region this evening to near the Colorado/Kansas border by Sunday morning. Most areas of Northeast and North Central Colorado will see some impact from this storm over the weekend. Heavy Snow is likely in the mountains beginning Saturday evening while rain showers and a few thunderstorms will occur on the plains mainly later Saturday night into Sunday. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY for Larimer County above 9,000 feet... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Winter Storm Warning for SNOW and BLOWING SNOW...in effect from 9PM Saturday to 9PM MDT Sunday. • SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES* THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ALSO ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH for Larimer County below 6,000 feet...in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. • WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THE HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. Stay alert, drive safely and take precautions if traveling in the warning areas.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 01:55:02 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015