Weather Alert in Colorado
Snow Squall Warning issued February 18 at 5:24PM MST until February 18 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Pueblo CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Alamosa, CO; Conejos, CO; Costilla, CO
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... South central Alamosa County in southeastern Colorado... Western Costilla County in south central Colorado... Eastern Conejos County in south central Colorado... * Until 600 PM MST. * At 523 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near San Luis Valley Airport to Sanford to near Antonito, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This will impact Highway 285. Locations impacted include... Manassa, Sanford, La Jara, Antonito, Romeo, Blanca, Jaroso, Mesita, San Acacio, Fort Garland, Conejos, Bountiful, and Ortiz.
INSTRUCTION: Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions.
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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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