Crestone Weather Center

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Warnings, Watches and Advisories:

Weather Warnings   Winter Storm Warning URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 817 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2014 A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SATURDAY * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAINS * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST SPRING-LIKE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY...WET SNOW TO THE REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET. * IMPACT...ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS... AND VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AT TIMES UNDER THE HEAVIER PERIODS OF SNOW. 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..

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