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FLUS45 KPUB 211712
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1112 AM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
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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-
1112 AM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THE PLAINS FOR THE REST OF TODAY WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY.
FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY, ONLY ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, SCATTED SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE BURN SCAR FLASH FLOODING THREAT IS GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE
MONSOON PLUME COMBINES WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS TO THE BURN SCAR REGIONS.
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION, INCLUDING THE WILLOW BURN AREA AND
THE CHALK BLUFFS REGION, WILL SEE A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN TOMORROW, THURSDAY. AND FRIDAY.
THE ASPEN ACRES BURN AREA WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND STORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND THE ASPEN ACRES AND WILLOW BURN SCARS ARE
STRONGLY URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR
THEIR IMMEDIATE AREAS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE THREAT
OF DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION,
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE
ISOLATED. MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED EAST OF I-25 TOMORROW.
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
OCCUR OVER THE ENTIRE REGION. SOME OF THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
HEAVY. ONE OR TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS WIND SHEAR
WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE REGION.
DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL
STILL BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION. WITH THE BEST CHANCE OVER
THE MOUNTAINS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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