Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Guess I'm not going home today....

Forecast today........


..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES THURSDAY MORNING. AS MUCH AS 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA.

NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25 WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE.

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