40°29'N / 106°49'W / Altitude 2046 m / 19:05 2026/02/17, America/Denver (UTC-7)
From: 2026/02/17, 10:33
To: 2026/02/18, 06:15
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Flat Tops and Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Blowing snow may result in near zero visibility at times. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage.
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NWS Grand Junction CO
2026/02/17, 10:33From: 2026/02/17, 10:33
To: 2026/02/18, 06:15
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Blowing snow may result in near zero visibility at times. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage.
RouttIf you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, warm clothes,
and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
calling 5 1 1.NWS Grand Junction CO2026/02/17, 10:33
From: 2026/02/17, 10:33
To: 2026/02/18, 06:15
* WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Upper Yampa River Basin. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Blowing snow may result in near zero visibility at times. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage.
Upper Yampa River Basin,RouttSlow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
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calling 5 1 1.NWS Grand Junction CO2026/02/17, 10:33
From: 2026/02/18, 05:00
To: 2026/02/18, 06:00
* WHAT...For the first Wind Advisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the second Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin, Lower Yampa River Basin, Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, and Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River. * WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until 5 PM MST this afternoon. For the second Wind Advisory, from 5 AM to 5 PM MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
RouttWinds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.NWS Grand Junction CO2026/02/17, 11:06
From: 2026/02/17, 17:32
To: 2026/02/19, 17:45
AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY *WHAT Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5) avalanche danger. *WHEREthe Flat Tops, Park Range, Grand Mesa, Elkhead Mountains, Gore Range, Sawatch, West Elk, Elk Mountains, and San Juan Mountains. *WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Tuesday evening and last through Thursday. *IMPACTS Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger. Large avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended from Tuesday evening through Friday. 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
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