Custer County, CO Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1003 PM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

Expires:

1015 PM MDT MON MAR 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MAJOR SPRING STORM WILL LIKELY AFFECT SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE INCOMING STORM APPEARS TO BE VERY WET AND SLOW MOVING WHICH COULD LEAD TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING THE RAMPARTS...WETS...AND SANGRES...WHERE AT LEAST 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY LATE WEDNESDAY. OVER THE OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE PLAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL BE ELEVATION DEPENDENT...AS ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN INITIALLY FROM THE STORM...BUT SEVERAL INCHES OF SLUSHY SNOW MAY OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 TO 5000 FEET. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MANY IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THIS STORM ARE YET TO UNFOLD. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS OF THE SEASON FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. HOWEVER...THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE STORM ON SOUTHERN COLORADO COULD GREATLY INCREASE OR DECREASE...DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.