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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
153 PM MST Tue Nov 19 2024
 

COZ002-004-005-013-192200-
Flat Tops CO-Upper Yampa River Basin CO-
Elkhead and Park Mountains CO-Central Yampa River Basin CO-
153 PM MST Tue Nov 19 2024

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF FLAT TOPS...UPPER YAMPA
RIVER BASIN...ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS...AND CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER
BASIN COUNTIES...

HAZARDS...An area of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility
to less than a quarter of a mile.

LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 153 PM MST, an area of heavy snow was near
Hayden, or 11 miles east of Craig moving east at 20 MPH.

THIS AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE NEAR...
  Hayden around 200 PM MST.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 67 and 148.
 Colorado 13 between mile markers 77 and 100.
 Colorado 131 between mile markers 45 and 68.

SAFETY INFO...
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this area of
heavy snow. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads
may lead to accidents.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.

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LAT...LON 4048 10800 4072 10785 4049 10667 4015 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 289DEG 17KT 4048 10733 
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