Avalanche Watch until 05:15PM Sunday
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY...
*WHAT...The Avalanche Danger will rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) by Saturday evening. Very dangerous avalanche conditions expected.
*WHERE...The Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sawatch Range, Gore Range, Rabbit Ears Range, Medicine Bow Mountains and Never Summer Range
*WHEN...Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin Saturday evening and last through Monday evening in the North and Central Mountains. Very dangerous avalanche conditions start on Sunday in the Southern Mountains.
*IMPACTS...Heavy snow and strong winds will create dangerous avalanche conditions by Monday night. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumualtes. Avalanches will run naturally.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET ... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT
Address/Location
Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
730 E Driscoll St
Cortez, CO 81321
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MONTEZUMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Avalanche Watch