Texas Creek, CO Weather Warnings

WINTER STORM WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

539 AM MDT MON MAR 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...THE SPANISH PEAKS...THE RATON MESA...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATE TUESDAY. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLUSHY...ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$