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WWUS45 KGJT 231901
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1201 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
COZ004-240315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.260225T0100Z-260226T0400Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, AND TOPONAS
1201 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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.
COZ010-013-240315-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0007.260225T0700Z-260226T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLAT TOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASPEN, SNOWMASS, VAIL, VAIL PASS, MINTURN,
BUFORD, AND TRAPPERS LAKE
1201 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 10,000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 10, 000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...FLAT TOPS AND GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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