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Dolores County Emergency Alert System
Wednesday February 22nd, 2023 :: 07:14 a.m. MST

Alert

Avalanche Warning until 12:00AM Thursday

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. ...Avalanche Warning in effect until midnight tonight...

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

* WHERE...The Park Range in the Northern Mountains. In the Southern Mountains, the South San Juan Mountains including the La Plata Mountains, Rico Mountains, Needle Mountains, areas around Wolf Creek Pass, and the South San Juan Wilderness.

* WHEN... Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to develop on Wednesday and last into the night.

* IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy to trigger in many places. Avalanches will run naturally. PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on Wednesday. Avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. For more information from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, visit https://colorado.gov/avalanche

* AFFECTED AREAS: ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS ... FLAT TOPS ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT

Address/Location
Dolores County Emergency Alert System
8477 Rd 7.7
Dove Creek, CO 81324

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 970-677-2929

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Alert Details

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

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