Watches Warnings Advisories
Avalanche Watch
COC067
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for La Plata County (COC067) CO
Winter Storm Warning issued February 16 at 11:31AM MST until February 19 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...
Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10and 20 inches with locally higher amounts
possible. Winds gustingas high as 70 mph.* WHERE...
Northwest San Juan Mountains and Southwest San JuanMountains.* WHEN...
From 11 PM this evening to 5 AM MST Thursday.* IMPACTS...
Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Blowingsnow may result in near zero visibility
at times. The hazardousconditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.Strong winds could
cause tree damage.
Winter Storm Warning
Wind Advisory issued February 16 at 11:29AM MST until February 17 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...
Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mphexpected.* WHERE...
Central Yampa River Basin, Lower Yampa River Basin, AnimasRiver Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River,
and ParadoxValley/Lower Dolores River.* WHEN...
From 5 AM to 5 PM MST Tuesday.* IMPACTS...
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs could be blown down and a
few power outages may result.
Wind Advisory
Avalanche Watch issued February 16 at 9:59AM MST by NWS Denver CO
AVABOUTHE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THECOLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER...
.AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM FRIDAY...
*WHAT...
Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5)avalanche danger*WHERE...
The San Juan Mountains and the Park Range*WHEN...
Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to beginWednesday and last through Friday*IMPACTS...
Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger.Large avalanches will run naturally.*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
Travel in backcountry avalancheterrain is not recommended from Wednesday through Friday.Avoid travel on
and under slopes with a slope angle steeper thanabout 30 degrees. You can find
more detailed information atcolorado.gov/avalanche
Avalanche Watch
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