Issued by The National Weather Service
Denver/Boulder, CO
4:51 pm MDT, Fri., Apr. 3, 2009

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY.

SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED… WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER… A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.