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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS

612536

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id612,536
episode_id102,501
begin_utc2015-05-26T22:00:00+00:00
end_utc2015-05-27T00:00:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceDepartment of Highways
episode_narrativeWarming afternoon temperatures contributed to the instability of the high country snowpack in late May.
event_narrativeSeveral wet slab avalanches were reported in the Independence Pass area. One avalanche traveled across Highway 82 at the Beeler Grade, with snow four feet deep and fifteen feet wide on the road centerline. Highway 82 was closed for a period of time to allow removal of the avalanche debris.
year2,015

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