Weather Alert in Colorado
Avalanche Watch issued February 10 at 4:38PM MST by NWS Denver CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Elkhead and Park Mountains; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Flat Tops; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
DESCRIPTION: AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5:00 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY *WHAT Dangerous avalanche conditions are taking shape. Expect the Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) by late Wednesday evening. *WHERE Park Range, Flat Tops, Elk heads, and Ruby Raggeds *WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin overnight Wednesday and last through Thursday. *IMPACTS Heavy snow and wind, drifting snow, will create dangerous avalanche conditions. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumulates. Avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on THURSDAY. Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche Davis
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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
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