SUNRISE: Snowfall causes slick roads, school and military base delays

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johneb

11:13 AM on February 8, 2010

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1058 AM MST MON FEB 8 2010

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NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1058 AM MST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND THE
SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON... WITH
OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS LA VETA PASS AND ALONG I-25 FROM SOUTH
OF PUEBLO TO THE COLORADO NEW MEXICO BORDER WILL BE HAZARDOUS
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE
LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR
BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING
THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU
BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL
HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10
MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF
SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.