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Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
Monday December 5th, 2022 :: 07:44 p.m. MST

Advisory

Avalanche Watch until 03:45PM Tuesday

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

* WHAT...Avalanche Watch

* WHERE...San Juan Mountains, Rico Mountains, La Plata Mountains

* WHEN...Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Tuesday night and last through Wednesday.

* IMPACTS... Avalanches will run naturally. Large dangerous human triggered avalanches will be very easy to trigger.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT

Instructions:

Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Check colorado.gov/avalanche for the most up-to-date avalanche conditions. Cooperstein

Address/Location
Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
730 E Driscoll St
Cortez, CO 81321

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Unknown
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Avalanche Watch

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