WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NWS PUEBLO CO

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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1259 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2004

.HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO
ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. STORM
TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR INDICATE AS MUCH AS 30 INCHES IN THE
SOUTHERN SANGRE AND SPANISH PEAKS AREA...WITH 15 TO 25 IN THE WET
MOUNTAINS AND OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE
UPPER ARKANSAS REGION.

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CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
INCLUDING...BUENA VISTA...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HOWARD...
MT PRINCETON...NATHROP...PONCHA SPRINGS...SILVER CLIFF...
TEXAS CREEK AND WESTCLIFFE
1259 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 AM MDT SATURDAY...

WET HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE THE UPPER ARKANSAS
VALLEY...THE WAUGH MOUNTAIN AREA...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES
HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MELT AS IT FALLS IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND WARNINGS CAN BE FOUND AT THE WEB SITE FOR THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO. THE WEB ADDRESS IS http://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PUB