...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARNEST OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS LATER THIS EVENING...SPREADING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS DURING THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING POSSIBLE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
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.
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