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Emergency Information Update
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Thursday,
March 26th
Emergency
Information Update...
As you are all aware, we are in
the midst of a developing winter storm.
Officially, we are under a blizzard warning from
the National Weather Service which calls for
hazardous driving and reduced visibilities from
snowfall which may total a foot on the flatlands
and much more in the mountains.
Currently, the streets, at least
in the municipal areas, are drivable without too
much problem but in unincorporated Larimer County
the situation is deteriorating. Sand trucks have
reportedly had to chain up on CR 75E (Red Feather
Road) and that there are hazardous conditions at
Glade Road, among many other locations. There have
been numerous accidents in the county and Larimer
County and Fort Collins are officially on accident
alert.
No word yet from Loveland in
this regard but conditions there are like Fort
Collins. County Offices in Estes Park are already
closed for the day and there have at least been
initial discussions regarding the early closure of
Larimer County Offices in the Loveland and Fort
Collins areas. Nothing firm on this however at
this time.
We have had no word as yet
regarding school closures or firm plans to send
kids home early in Loveland or Fort Collins but we
will try to get this type of information out as
soon as it becomes known. The real problem will
present itself when the winds really begin to gust
and very recently, winds have noticeably picked up
at the Day Weather Office here in Fort Collins and
at the Larimer County Sheriff's Offices on the
east side of town.
This is not anticipated to be
anything on the scale of December 2006 or March
2003 in terms of snowfall amounts but blizzard
conditions with a foot of snow may very well make
for impressive drifts and access to homes and
businesses may be affected.
If you are in need of any
medicines or food items and thought about picking
them up later on after work, may I suggest that
you find a way to take care of that now instead?
Driving later could become quite hazardous.
Poudre School District is planning on closing 3
hours early, e.g., for those students who normally
get out at 3:30, they will be released at 12:30.
Thompson School District is releasing students who
drive at 11 with all others released at 11:30. CSU
reportedly is likewise canceling classes.
Larimer County Offices in Loveland and Fort
Collins are closing very nearly immediately,
officially at 11:00 and the Justice Center is also
closing at 11 a.m. The determination on opening
tomorrow morning will have to come later after
this storm lets us know what it is really capable
of.
For now, we anticipate but by no means announce
that schools, county offices and the courts will
be open on schedule Friday morning after the plows
have had a chance to work over night. Stay tuned
to local radio and television early tomorrow
morning to see what the situation there will be.
One more thing at this time, if (or rather
perhaps when) I-25 is closed at Wellington, we
have set up a shelter, ready to go, at Eyestone
Elementary School in Wellington to accommodate the
Red Cross in assisting stranded interstate
travelers. I will give you more on this when it
becomes an issue. For now, hunker down and don't
drive unless absolutely necessary.
We
will add more to this page later as information
becomes available.
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Winter Storm Warning
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Wednesday,
March 25th
Winter
Storm Warning...
The National Weather Service in Denver
issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and
considerable blowing snow, in effect from 6AM MDT
Thursday to 6AM MDT on Friday. This warning for
North Central and Northeast Colorado includes the
Drake, Glen Haven and Storm Mountain areas.
A POTENT
WINTER-LIKE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT
OF THE FOUR CORNERS AREA AND ACROSS COLORADO ON
THURSDAY. STRONG AND MOIST FLOW AROUND THE CENTER
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHERN
COLORADO WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM
THE FRONT RANGE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
OF COLORADO THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO WILL
LIKELY SEE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION BY MORNING.
SNOWFALL WILL
BEGIN IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING WHERE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR BY MID-MORNING. SNOWFALL
WILL THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF STRONG COLD FRONT. LOOK FOR MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT RANGE
INCLUDING THE GREATER DENVER METRO AREA BY MIDDAY.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH TO
NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE PALMER DIVIDE
SOUTH OF DENVER.
TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BY LATER THURSDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE
FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR AND
ACROSS SOUTH PARK...AND FROM 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE PALMER
DIVIDE.
REMEMBER, A
WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
The complete text of this
official weather advisory can be found via the
link provided below.
Winter
Storm Warning
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Winter Storm Watch
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Winter
Storm Watch
The National Weather Service in Denver has
issued a Winter Storm Watch for North Central and
Northeast Colorado, including the Drake,
Glen Haven and Storm Mountain areas, in
effect from Thursday morning through
Thursday night.
A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TOWARD
THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY THURSDAY. IN ADDITION, A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA.
SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY
MORNING CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT.
SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS, FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE. DECENT SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED THE COMMENCE IN THE MOUNTAINS AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM IS
STILL UNCERTAIN, SO RESIDENTS OF COLORADO AND
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE SHOULD
STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND
WEATHER UPDATES.
SNOW WILL FALL ON THURSDAY AND
MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BOULDER-DENVER
METRO AREA AND EASTWARD ACROSS ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE
COUNTIES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER
DIVIDE.
REMEMBER, A WINTER STORM WATCH
MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER
WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT
COULD IMPACT TRAVEL.
This Winter
Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Winter Storm
Warning!
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Winter Weather Advisory
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Sunday,
March 22nd
Winter
Weather Advisory...
The National Weather Service in Denver has
issued a Winter Weather Advisory for
Northern Colorado including the Drake,
Glen Haven and Storm Mountain areas, in
effect from midnight tonight through
midnight MDT on Monday night.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT WITH
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. AS A
RESULT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOWPACKED AND SLICK
ROADS WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
The complete text of this
official weather advisory can be found via the
link provided below.
Winter
Weather Advisory
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