Weather Alerts for Colorado

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1. Avalanche Warning for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

2. Avalanche Watch for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

3. Avalanche Watch for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

4. Avalanche Watch for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

5. Fire Weather Watch for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

6. Fire Weather Watch for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

7. High Wind Warning for: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County

8. High Wind Warning for: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley

9. High Wind Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

10. High Wind Warning for: Northeast Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County

11. High Wind Warning for: Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft

12. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

13. High Wind Warning for: Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita

14. Red Flag Warning for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

15. Red Flag Warning for: Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Washington County

16. Red Flag Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Logan County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

17. Red Flag Warning for: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs

18. Red Flag Warning for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

19. Red Flag Warning for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy; Hitchcock

20. Wind Advisory for: Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley

21. Wind Advisory for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin

22. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

23. Winter Storm Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains

24. Winter Storm Warning for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

25. Winter Storm Warning for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

26. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains

27. Winter Storm Warning for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide

28. Winter Storm Warning for: West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

29. Winter Weather Advisory for: Jackson County Below 9000 Feet; Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet

30. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft

31. Winter Weather Advisory for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus

32. Winter Weather Advisory for: San Juan River Basin

33. Winter Weather Advisory for: South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet

34. Winter Weather Advisory for: Upper Yampa River Basin

35. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft; Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft; La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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