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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 600 AM MDT SAT OCT 27 2007 ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN COLORADO THIS WINTER SEASON...BUT WATCH THE WEATHER. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES...COVERED EARLIER DURING THIS WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK. SAFETY TIPS WERE ALSO PASSED ALONG. AN EXAMPLE OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER OCCURRED IN MARCH 2003 ACROSS THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...ADJACENT PLAINS...AND MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM 80 TO 110 INCHES...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS IN SOME AREAS. THE DENVER METRO AREA AVERAGED NEARLY THREE FEET OF SNOW. THE STORM WAS WELL FORECAST...AND PEOPLE...FOR THE MOST PART...HEEDED THE WARNINGS...SO CASUALTIES AND IMPACTS WERE MITIGATED. A MORE RECENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN DURING THE WINTER WEATHER SEASON WAS THE HEAVY SNOW EVENTS OF DECEMBER 2006. BACK TO BACK MAJOR STORMS OCCURRED THE THIRD AND FOURTH WEEKS OF THE MONTH ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATED OVER THREE FEET DEEP IN SOME AREAS. STRONG WIND DRIFTED THE SNOW INTO 12 TO 20 FOOT DRIFTS...AND THOUSANDS OF RANCH ANIMALS FELL VICTIM. TRAVEL WAS HAMPERED FOR DAYS IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. BEFORE WINTER WEATHER THREATENS THIS SEASON...YOU SHOULD PREPARE A WINTER SAFETY KIT FOR YOUR VEHICLE. WHEN PLANNING TRAVEL...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. A VALUABLE COMPANION WHEN HEADING OUT IS A BATTERY POWERED NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. YOU CAN PICK ONE UP AT YOUR LOCAL ELECTRONICS OR DEPARTMENT STORE. FINALLY...IF YOU NEED INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER SAFETY... WINTER WEATHER SAFETY BROCHURES...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO... PLEASE VISIT THE WEB SITE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR AREA. BOULDER OFFICE.............WEATHER.GOV/DEN GRAND JUNCTION OFFICE......WEATHER.GOV/GJT GOODLAND KANSAS OFFICE.....WEATHER.GOV/GLD PUEBLO OFFICE..............WEATHER.GOV/PUB HAVE A SAFE...ENJOYABLE WINTER SEASON IN COLORADO. TOM MAGNUSON wARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO COLORADO |
