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Dolores County Emergency Alert System
Thursday February 7th, 2019 :: 05:29 a.m. MST

Advisory

Avalanche Warning until 06:30AM

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

* Timing: Warning expires at 6 AM Thursday

* Affected Areas: 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 fell on a weak snowpack. Avalanche conditions are dangerous. 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 ... UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

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

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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