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Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
Tuesday February 21st, 2023 :: 10:04 a.m. MST

Advisory

Avalanche Watch until 05:15PM Wednesday

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...

*WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions and a HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger by late Wednesday afternoon or Wednesday evening

*WHERE...South San Juan Mountains including the La Plata Mountains, the mountains around Wolf Creek Pass and the South San Juan Wilderness, and areas south of Molas Pass

*WHEN...Wednesday afternoon through Thursday

*IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger in many places. Avalanches will run naturally.

*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... 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

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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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