WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 1… — * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 9 inches. Locally higher amounts up to 11 inches will be possible.
* WHERE...Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet, and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening commute.
Winter weather in Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft; Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County above 9000Ft; Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft makes roads dangerous, increases the risk of power loss, and can cause cold-related injury during outages. Stranded vehicles are a common hazard.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
Expect a high chance of travel disruptions, elevated power-outage risk, and heating stress during any extended loss of service.
Recommended steps: avoid non-essential travel; keep heat sources clear and ventilated; have blankets and a way to charge a phone; check on family and neighbors.
Alert USA is tracking this winter storm and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
Verified by Alert USA • NWS