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Dolores County Emergency Alert System
Saturday January 19th, 2019 :: 06:21 a.m. MST

Advisory

Avalanche Warning until 07:30AM

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. Avalanche Warning Expiration for the San Juan Mountains, Grand Mesa, Gunnison, Aspen, Sawatch, and Steamboat zones.

* Timing: Warning expires at 7 AM Saturday

* Affected Areas: Park Range, Flat Top Mountains, Mosquito Range, Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, Ruby Range, West Elk Mountains, Grand Mesa, San Juan Mountains, La Garita Mountains

* Avalanche Danger: backcountry avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE

* Reason: heavy snowfall and strong winds have fallen on a very weak snowpack. Avalanche conditions are dangerous. Natural and human- triggered avalanches are likely, and will be large enough to bury a person.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS ... UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... FLATTOPS ... WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT ... GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT

Instructions:

avalanche terrain will require cautious route finding. Consult www.colorado.gov/avalanche for detailed information Logan

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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