CO-17N flooding · Road · Archuleta County · 9m ago
Western Slope · Colorado
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Snowfall may continue today, with a few additional inches possible, but significant snowfall is not expected.
Snow showers may continue, but significant snowfall is not expected.
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 7 inches with locally higher amounts along the spine of the Park Range.. * WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains. * WHEN...Until noon MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times, especially over mountain passes. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 6 inches. * WHERE...Flat Tops, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand and Battlement Mesas, and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...Until noon MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times, especially over mountain passes.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches with locally higher amounts along the spine of the Park Range. * WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains. * WHEN...Until noon MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times, especially over mountain passes. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Flat Tops, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand and Battlement Mesas, and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...Until noon MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times, especially over mountain passes.
The 7A-10A Broadcast RX Prescribed Burn is a planned prescribed burn in Las Animas County. It was reported on February 11. The latest mapping puts it at 428 acres. The cause is under investigation. Data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 15 inches with upwards of 20 inches at the highest elevations of the Park Range. * WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 AM Wednesday to noon MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE...Flat Tops, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand and Battlement Mesas, and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 AM Wednesday to noon MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes.
AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5:00 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY *WHAT Dangerous avalanche conditions are taking shape. Expect the Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) by late Wednesday evening. *WHERE Park Range, Flat Tops, Elk heads, and Ruby Raggeds *WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin overnight Wednesday and last through Thursday. *IMPACTS Heavy snow and wind, drifting snow, will create dangerous avalanche conditions. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumulates. Avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on THURSDAY. 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 Davis