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WWUS45 KGJT 231853
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1153 AM MST MON FEB 23 2026
COZ004-240300-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0004.260225T0100Z-260226T0400Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, AND TOPONAS
1153 AM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM MST
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 9,000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9, 000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60
MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
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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