Watches, Warnings & Advisories



3 products issued by NWS for: 3 Miles E Telluride CO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
242 AM MST Fri Feb 14 2025

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Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains-
Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-
Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-
Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin-
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley-
Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains-
Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin-
San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains-
Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
242 AM MST Fri Feb 14 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest
Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah
and southeast Utah.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Widespread snowfall is ongoing and may be moderate to heavy in spots.
Travel will likely be impacted especially on the mountain passes.
Rain and snow showers will continue through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Scattered rain and snow showers will linger tomorrow with additional
accumulations to the mountains. Another system impacts the region
late Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however
spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the
National Weather Service in Grand Junction.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
159 PM MST Fri Feb 14 2025

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Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan
Mountains-
Including the cities of Ridgway, Glade Park, Telluride, Ouray, and
Lake City
159 PM MST Fri Feb 14 2025

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 10
  inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Northwest San Juan Mountains and Uncompahgre Plateau and
  Dallas Divide.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
  could impact the Friday evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, warm clothes,
and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
calling 5 1 1.

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Avalanche Warning

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
AVALANCHE WARNING
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
458 PM MST THU FEB 13 2025

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURDAY UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY

*WHAT Very dangerous avalanche conditions are developing. The Avalanche
Danger is HIGH (Level 4 of 5) beginning late Thursday

*WHERE Park Range, Flat Top Mountains, Gore Range, Elk Mountains, Ruby Range,
West Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains, La Plata Mountains, Needle Mountains,
Grenadier Range

*WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday night
and last through Saturday at 5 PM.

*IMPACTS Heavy snow and strong winds will create very dangerous avalanche
conditions by Thursday night. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy
to trigger once the new snow accumulates. Large avalanches will run naturally.

*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is
not recommended from Thursday night through Saturday. Avoid travel on and
under slopes with a slope angle steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find
more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche

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