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Winter Storm Watch

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Thu 04/17/2025 08:00 PM EDT

End Time

Sat 04/19/2025 08:00 AM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Silver Plume, CO ∙ Mount Powell, CO ∙ Mount Zirkel, CO ∙ Alma, CO ∙ Torreys Peak, CO ∙ Mount Evans, CO ∙ Mount Democrat, CO ∙ Stones Peak, CO ∙ Fairplay, CO ∙ Winter Park, CO

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 233 PM MDT Wed Apr 16 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 16 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Rabbit Ears Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, and The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. For the latest travel conditions from the Colorado Department of Transportation, including road conditions, road closures, and traction laws in effect, go to cotrip.org.

Technical Header

COZ031-033-034-171200- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0005.250418T0000Z-250419T1200Z/ West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of East Slopes Southern Gore Range, East Slopes Mosquito Range, Mt Zirkel, Willow Creek Pass, Berthoud Pass, Williams Fork Mountains, Mount Blue Sky, Rabbit Ears Range, Cameron Pass, Eisenhower Tunnel, Breckenridge, Kenosha Mountains, Winter Park, Laramie and Medicine Bow Mountains, Indian Peaks, and Rocky Mountain National Park 233 PM MDT Wed Apr 16 2025