Winter Park, CO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 10
inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph.

* WHERE...Rabbit Ears Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park and the
Medicine Bow Range, and The Mountains of Summit County, the
Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Snow and blowing snow will reduce visibility to a quarter
mile or less. Near blizzard conditions are possible, especially
Saturday morning. Travel will be very difficult to impossible, with
road closures possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
Colorado can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or by going to
www.cotrip.org.

If traveling to the mountains, be prepared for winter driving
conditions. Check cotrip.org for road closures and traction laws.

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

...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM SATURDAY...

*WHAT...Very dangerous avalanche conditions. The Avalanche Danger is
HIGH (Level 4 of 5) through Saturday

*WHERE...Park Range and the Gore Range

*WHEN...Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions through Saturday
at 5 PM.

*IMPACTS...Heavy snow and strong winds are creating very dangerous
avalanche conditions. Large and dangerous avalanches are easy to
trigger. Large avalanches will release naturally from wind-loaded
slopes.

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

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