Alert:
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM MST
SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM TO 2 PM MST SUNDAY.
* LOCATION…SOUTHERN EL PASO…PUEBLO…CROWLEY…AND OTERO COUNTY.
* CAUSE AND TIMING…A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND INTO
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS…AND TO THE SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 50.
* WIND…BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH ON SUNDAY.
* IMPACT…VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN BLOWING SNOW AND ROADWAYS
MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY.
Instructions:
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY…LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.
Target Area:
Colorado Springs Vicinity, Southern El Paso County, Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft
Crowley County
La Junta Vicinity, Otero County
Pueblo Vicinity, Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet
