Weather Alerts for El Paso County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Hydrologic Outlook  HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK   Hydrologic Outlook
EL PASO COUNTY

Areas Affected:
El Paso, CO - Fremont, CO - Teller, CO
Effective: Thu, 3/21 3:39pm Updated: Thu, 3/28 5:44am Urgency: Future
Expires: Thu, 3/28 12:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
ESFPUB

This outlook is primarily for Teller County and western El Paso
County for elevations between 7,500 and 11,000 feet.

This outlook is valid from March 21 to March 28, 2024.

The potential for increased runoff and inundation of low-lying
areas, due to accelerated snowmelt potential, is higher than
normal in Teller County and western El Paso County.


...OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...

Warmer daytime temperatures have initiated snowmelt runoff from a
well above normal snowpack in Teller and western El Paso Counties
for elevations between 7,500 and 11,000 feet. Snow water equivalent
(SWE) values of this snowpack currently range from 1 to 6 inches
for areas below 11,000 feet. Minor inundation of roadways and
low-lying areas have been reported around the county over the last
24 hours. Overnight low temperatures dropping below freezing have
and will likely continue to create icy and hazardous road conditions
in the early morning hours for the next 7 days.

A relatively warm storm system is expected to impact the area
beginning Sunday afternoon, March 24, and last through the early
morning hours on Monday, March 25. This system has the potential to
produce rainfall over this melting snowpack before transitioning to
snow during the evening and overnight hours. While colder overnight
low temperatures and cloudier conditions will help slow snowmelt
rates
during the storm event, additional precipitation will add to current
snowpack SWE values and increase snowmelt runoff potential as daytime
temperatures begin to warm by the middle of next week.

With colder overnight temperatures and low streamflow levels, which
are normal and typical for late March, flooding of area creeks and
waterways is not anticipated at this time. Minor inundation of some
roadways and low-lying areas from snowmelt runoff though will likely
persist through the end of next week.



...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

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