Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
166 FLUS45 KGJT 191014 HWOGJT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 414 AM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-201015- Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains- Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor- Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley- Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains- Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin- San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains- Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat- La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges- 414 AM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah and southeast Utah. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms remain concentrated across southwest Colorado today as a significant storm remains over central Arizona. Additional heavy snow accumulations are likely across the San Juan Mountains today and tonight with additional amounts of 6 to 15 inches possible, mainly above 9,000 feet. This will lead to hazardous travel conditions and impacts. The rest of the area will see more isolated to scattered showers with warmer temperatures than yesterday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The storm system will finally lift to the northeast across the region Sunday, bringing more widespread showers further north. Additional snowfall across the mountain areas will be lighter but still result in potential travel impacts. Dry and warmer weather returns next week as high pressure moves back over the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$