A Big Storm Is On The Way

On By durangoweatherguy

2/14/23 Tuesday 4:30 am

I am going to be leaving SW Denver pretty soon. I am at a distinct disadvantage with not knowing how much snow has fallen from the first storm. I see that it is snowing at my house, Wolf Creek, Purgatory, and Telluride. It looks like there was a dusting in Durango. All of this is from webcams.

From the snow stake, it looks like heavy snow is falling with about 7 inches of accumulation at Purg.

The timing of the new Winter Storm Warning was moved up to start at 6 am and will last through 6 pm on Wednesday.

COZ019-142200-  
/O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0005.230214T1300Z-230216T0100Z/  
/O.EXT.KGJT.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-230214T1300Z/  
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVERTON, RICO, AND HESPERUS  
206 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2023 


* WHAT...WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED.   
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER   AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  
  
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 
  
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.   
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
COZ018-142200-  
/O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0005.230214T1300Z-230216T0100Z/  
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TELLURIDE, OURAY, AND LAKE CITY  
206 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2023  
  
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO  6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...  
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH   
AS 40 MPH.  
  
* WHERE...NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  
  
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY.  
  
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW   
  COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
OZ020>023-142200-  
/O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0005.230214T1300Z-230216T0100Z/  
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-  
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-  
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GATEWAY, NUCLA, CORTEZ, DOVE CREEK,   
MANCOS, DURANGO, BAYFIELD, IGNACIO, AND PAGOSA SPRINGS  
206 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2023  
  
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO  6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...  
  
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO   14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW     6000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
  
* WHERE...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER, FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER, ANIMAS RIVER BASIN AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN.  
  
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY.  
  
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW   COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN     AREAS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR     EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
Additonal accumulations at Wolf Creek will be in the 2 to 3 feet range!

I am going to head back earlier than I expected and I will post this afternoon when I get back and settled.

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