Avalanche Watch until 11:00AM Saturday
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 6AM MST THURSDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FOR THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INCLUDING...PARK RANGE...FLAT TOP MOUNTAINS...FRONT RANGE...GORE RANGE...SAWATCH RANGE...ELK MOUNTAINS...RUBY RANGE...GRAND MESA...AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE STORM. BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. WIDESPREAD NATURAL AVALANCHE ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE.
* REASON...A STRONG WINTER STORM WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED. THIS SNOW WILL FALL ON AN ALREADY WEAK SNOWPACK.
* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD PLAN ON RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS. EXTRA CAUTION IS REQUIRED IF PLANNING A TRIP INTO AVALANCHE TERRAIN. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. CONSULT WWW.COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS ... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEU, DALLAS DIVIDE ... WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT ... WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE, EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT
Address/Location
Town of Center, CO
294 S Worth St
Center, CO 81125
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 719-754-3497
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TOWNOFCENTER 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