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Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
Thursday December 29th, 2022 :: 01:59 p.m. MST

Advisory

Winter Storm Watch until 02:00PM Monday

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet with locally higher amounts possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west-central Colorado including Grand and Battlement Mesas, Gore and Elk Mountains, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, and the Northwest and Southwest San Juan Mountains.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility, especially on ridge tops. A detailed map of the snowfall can be found at: www.weather.gov/gjt/winter.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect periodic breaks in showers as well as decreased intensity at times.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS ... GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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