Watches, Warnings & Advisories



3 products issued by NWS for: 5 Miles E Telluride CO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
531 AM MST Wed Feb 12 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-
531 AM MST Wed Feb 12 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.

Light snow will continue through the morning hours across the
northern and central Colorado mountains with an additional 1 to 3
inches. Improving conditions will be seen this afternoon and tonight
with much colder temperatures.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A significant winter storm system comes in Thursday evening and lasts
through the weekend, with potential for one to two feet of snow in
the mountains and lower valley rain. Higher valleys could see several
inches of snow as well. Unsettled weather continues into early next
week.

.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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Avalanche Watch

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
AVALANCHE WATCH
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
322 PM MST WED FEB 12 2025

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

AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM Thursday UNTIL 5 PM Saturday

*WHAT Dangerous avalanche conditions are developing. Expect the
Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) by Thursday night.

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

*WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday
night by about 11:00 PM and last through Saturday at 5:00 PM.

*IMPACTS Heavy snow and strong winds will create 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

Lazar

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Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
222 PM MST Wed Feb 12 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
222 PM MST Wed Feb 12 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 10
  and 20 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Winds could
  gust as high as 45 mph.

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

* WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
  likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult
  to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday
  morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree
  branches.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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