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WWUS45 KGJT 250514
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1014 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
COZ004-251900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260226T0400Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, AND TOPONAS
1014 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY
ABOVE 9,000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 9,000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW AND SLUSHY TO ICY CONDITIONS MAINLY DURING THE
NIGHT-TIME HOURS.
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.
COZ010-013-251900-
/O.CON.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
1014 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 10,000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 10,000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...FLAT TOPS AND GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.
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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