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Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
Thursday February 1st, 2024 :: 06:24 p.m. MST

Advisory

Avalanche Watch until 06:30PM Saturday

AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY

* WHAT... Dangerous avalanche conditions are taking shape. Expect the Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) Friday night.

* WHERE... San Miguel Mountains, Sneffels Range, Rico Mountains, La Plata Mountains, Needles Range, San Juan and South San Juan Mountains.

* WHEN... Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin Friday night and last through Saturday at 5:00 PM.

* IMPACTS... Heavy snow falling on a weak base will create dangerous avalanche conditions by Saturday. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumulates. Avalanches will run naturally.

* PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on Saturday. 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 Pritchett

* AFFECTED AREAS: UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... 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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