Full Notification

Winter Storm Warning from 1/9/2017 6:00 AM to 1/10/2017 9:00 AM MST for San Juan County https://goo.gl/wrsE2g

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UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 409 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM MST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
TELLURIDE...OURAY...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS.

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN MONDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...9 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 8500 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN LOWERING TO THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.