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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
540 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-  
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-  
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-  
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW  
10000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FEET-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET-  
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN  
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-  
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW  
7500 FEET-  
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE  
BELOW 7400 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-  
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET-  
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-  
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-  
540 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST  
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
AN UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW  
WILL BEGIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS FIRST, INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND  
INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AND  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS  
STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN IMPACT CONCERNS WILL BE  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME LIGHTNING.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
 
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TOMORROW  
THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SAN  
JUAN MOUNTAINS, SAWATCH RANGE, AND PIKE'S PEAK REGION, WHERE THERE  
CAN BE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OVER THE PLAINS TOMORROW, SOME PERIODS  
OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE I- 25  
CORRIDOR, ESPECIALLY IN EL PASO COUNTY. LOCALIZED AREAS OF URBAN  
FLASH FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.  
 
ANOTHER STORM LATER IN THE WEEK COULD BRING A QUICK SHOT OF  
PRECIPITATION BACK TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA, MAINLY NORTH OF  
HIGHWAY 50.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL  
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.  
 

 
 
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