With 4" of wet snow already on the ground, Colorado Springs is getting cold and wet tonight. Have you checked your basement for water intrusion?
That's right, wet basements in winter. Flooding during a blizzard. With the heat escaping from your house, the wet snow near your home will melt and seep down around your foundation walls. Naturally, concrete wicks moisture and it just lets that freshly melted snow run into your house. We've already received calls from frustrated homeowners-- some of which plan on setting alarms tonight to get up and vacuum up the water in their basements! One homeowner has already removed over 100 gallons of water from under her concrete basement floor. If you're one of these homeowners, Peak Basement Systems is ready to help!
Peak Basement Systems provides free basement waterproofing estimates in Greater Colorado Springs. We also repair and waterproof crawl spaces, and are experts in structural foundation repair.
Here's the latest on the weather:
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* LOCATION...EASTERN FREMONT....SOUTHERN EL PASO...AND PUEBLO COUNTIES INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS...CANON CITY AND PUEBLO.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION..4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OCCURRING ABOVE 6000 FEET. FOR ALL AREAS ABOVE 5500 FEET...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO SNOW LATER THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPED OVER THE COLORADO SPRINGS REGION AROUND 7PM THIS EVENING. SOME OF THIS SNOW WAS VERY HEAVY WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL PROGRESS OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM AND INTO FREMONT AND PUEBLO COUNTIES LATER THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY TO SNOWPACKED ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY WILL OCCUR OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY LATER TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.
AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
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