2 products issued by NWS for: 6 Miles ENE Blue River CO
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 446 AM MDT Wed May 18 2022 COZ030>051-191100- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 446 AM MDT Wed May 18 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK...SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...AND ALL OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO... ...LATE SPRING STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight This afternoon, isolated to scattered thunderstorms concentrated in the southern part of the forecast area (generally Park County, the Palmer Divide and adjacent plains) will bring lightning, gusty winds, hail, and light rainfall. There is a marginal risk of severe hail and wind. Storms should exit east by early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Very warm, dry and breezy weather will result in near-critical to critical fire weather conditions across South Park, Southern Foothills, Plains and Palmer Divide on Thursday. A late season storm system may bring heavy snow and hazardous driving conditions to the Front Range Mountains and Foothills from late Thursday night through noon Saturday. The lower elevations will mainly see rain with possibly some light snow Friday night into Saturday morning. Accumulations are expected to be light; however, further south across the the Palmer Divide a few inches of accumulation will be possible. in addition, many plains locations could see a freeze Saturday and Sunday morning as temperatures are expected to drop below 32 degrees. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight, though hail and wind reports would be appreciated this afternoon and evening. $$
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 409 AM MDT Wed May 18 2022 ...LATE SPRING STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .Confidence is increasing in moderate to heavy snowfall in the Front Range mountains and foothills, mostly above 7000 feet and primarily along the eastern slopes, late Thursday through Saturday morning. There is still a lot of uncertainty in snowfall totals but significant impacts seem likely, especially to mountain travel. COZ034-036-182100- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0006.220520T1800Z-220521T1800Z/ South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Including the cities of Evergreen, Georgetown, Indian Peaks, Idaho Springs, Eisenhower Tunnel, East Slopes Southern Gore Range, Mount Evans, Central City, East Slopes Mosquito Range, Breckenridge, Winter Park, Williams Fork Mountains, Bailey, Kenosha Mountains, Westcreek, and Berthoud Pass 409 AM MDT Wed May 18 2022 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations generally between 4 and 12 inches with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE...The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks, and The Southern Front Range Foothills. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads will likely become slick and hazardous. Snow covered roads will make travel hazardous. Travel may become very difficult to impossible due to heavy snowfall on roadways. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary. Roads will be slick resulting in slow and hazardous travel. Allow extra time to reach your destination. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou jk