ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, TOPONAS, ASPEN,
VAIL, AND SNOWMASS
150 PM MDT MON OCT 28 2019
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12
INCHES WITH UP TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND
WEST-FACING SLOPES. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* WHERE…ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS AND GORE AND ELK
MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
* WHEN…FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL
WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT, INCREASING OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH
TUESDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
THOUGH SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
ON ALL ROADS WITH SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND VERY POOR
VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW. THE
POOREST DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER RABBIT EARS AND
VAIL PASSES. A DETAILED MAP OF THE SNOWFALL CAN BE FOUND AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT/WINTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1
