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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
309 PM MDT Tue Mar 18 2025
 

COZ008-010-182200-
Central Colorado River Basin CO-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys CO-
309 PM MDT Tue Mar 18 2025

...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER
BASIN AND GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS COUNTIES...

HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow accompanied by winds of up to 30 MPH
which can rapidly reduce visibility to less than a quarter of a mile.
This band of heavy snow is producing extremely heavy snow at the 
rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour and will be moving up valley along I-
70 from Gypsum to Wolcott through 4 pm mdt. 

LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 308 PM MDT, a band of heavy snow was over
Gypsum, or 22 miles east of Glenwood Springs moving east at 15 MPH.

THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE NEAR...
  Eagle and Gypsum around 315 PM MDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 137 and 158.
 Colorado 131 between mile markers 1 and 7.

SAFETY INFO...
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.

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LAT...LON 3958 10701 3970 10702 3980 10666 3960 10665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 251DEG 13KT 3966 10693 
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