Weather Alerts for Boulder Cty between 6000 and 9000ftIssued by the National Weather Service |
 WINTER STORM WATCH |
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| BOULDER CTY BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000FT | ||
Areas Affected: Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet - South and East Jackson, Larimer, North and Northeast Grand, Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet - West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet |
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| Effective: Fri, 5/20 12:00am | Updated: Wed, 5/18 11:06am | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Sat, 5/21 12:00pm | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
...LATE SPRING STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .Confidence is increasing in moderate to heavy snowfall in the Front Range mountains and foothills, mostly above 7000 feet and primarily along the eastern slopes, late Thursday through Saturday morning. There is still a lot of uncertainty in snowfall totals but significant impacts seem likely, especially to mountain travel. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations generally between 6 and 18 inches with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE...Rabbit Ears Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, and The Northern Front Range Foothills. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads will likely become slick and hazardous. Snow covered roads will make travel hazardous. Travel may become very difficult to impossible due to heavy snowfall on roadways. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Information: Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary. Roads will be slick resulting in slow and hazardous travel. Allow extra time to reach your destination. |
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