Thursday,
October 19th - Missing Local Resident Found
Safe...
Long time
Storm Mountain resident Roger Debenham was found
safe on Wednesday after being reported as missing
on Tuesday in Routt National Forest, in Garfield
County.
Karen Debenham who had
reportedly spoken to her husband said, "He is
as best as can be expected. He's tired, cold and
hungry."
Garfield County Sheriff Lou
Vallario stated that searchers had contacted Roger
by two-way radio and that he was fine.
Debenham reportedly survived the
night by building a bed and a blanket out of pine
branches. A recent snowstorm left everything too
wet to build a fire for warmth.
Area residents have
expressed relief that Roger was found safe and
sound. Roger is well known in the area and an
integral part of several community organizations
including Storm
Mountain Emergency Response Team (SMERT).
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Winter
Storm Warning Today
Tuesday,
October 17th - Winter Storm Warning Today...
The
National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
Winter Storm Warning for the Front Range foothills in effect from
noon Tuesday through 6AM MDT on Wednesday morning.
The previous Winter Storm Watch is no longer in
effect.
Scattered rain
and snow showers will turn to all snow along the
Front Range foothills by this afternoon, with snow
becoming heavy at times by late afternoon into
tonight. Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches are
expected by Wednesday morning.
A Winter Storm
Warning means that hazardous winter weather
conditions are imminent or highly likely. Significant
snow accumulations are occurring or expected.
Strong winds are also possible. This will make
travel very hazardous or impossible.
The complete
text of this official warning can be found via the
link provided below.
UPDATE: At 4:04PM
MDT, the National Weather Service in Denver
upgraded the Winter Storm Warning to a Heavy Snow
Warning in effect through 6AM MDT on
Wednesday.
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY
THROUGH 9 PM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE
TONIGHT.
A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF
YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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Winter
Storm Watch Tuesday
Monday,
October 16th - Winter Storm Watch Tuesday...
The
National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
Winter Storm Watch for the northern mountains and
foothills in effect from Tuesday morning through
late Tuesday night. Several inches of snow is
possible.
A storm moving
into the Pacific Northwest is expected to drop
into the Central Rockies and strengthen by
Tuesday. The storm will come in several parts so
there may be a break of diminished snowfall at
times during the watch period.
Temperatures
are expected to be colder with this storm than
they were with storms earlier this season, so
impact on travel will be greater. Area residents
are advised to be prepared for winter driving
conditions, particularly in the higher foothills
and rural areas.
The complete
text of this official watch can be found via the
link provided below.
Taken
on Tuesday morning, this week's photo features a
surreal view of Chapin Mountain and the lingering
Fall colors in Rocky Mountain National Park.
With the early
season snows and overall beauty, Rocky Mountain
National Park is a popular destination this time
of year for locals. Tourists are at a minimum and
one is often the only person hiking on the trail,
creating feeling of days gone by.
Rocky Mountain
National Park is open every day of the year. For
more information be sure to visit the official,
"RMNP Website".
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Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) as seen from Storm Mountain on Wednesday evening.
Thursday,
October 12th - Comet SWAN Visible In Evening Sky...
Newly
discovered Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) is now visible
in the northwestern sky just after sunset. This is
the fourth visible comet of 2006.
Although still
too faint for naked eye viewing, Comet
C/2006 M4 (SWAN) is an easy target for
binoculars and small backyard telescopes. SWAN
also shows up well in longer exposure photographs
of 30 seconds or more.
The comet is
expected to stay in our northwestern skies
throughout the month of October, getting higher in
the sky each evening and possibly becoming a
naked-eye object under dark skies away from the
glow of city lights..
Comet C/2006
M4 (SWAN) was discovered in July of 2006. The
comet was found on images obtained using the SWAN
camera, hence its name, aboard the Solar
and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft
during the period of June 20 to July 5.
To see Comet
SWAN, look to the northwest just after sunset.
SWAN is currently located just below and to the
left of the end star in the handle of the Big
Dipper, rising slightly higher in the sky each
evening. A finder map for the month of October is
provided below.
