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AEUS73 KGLD 171610
AQAGLD
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
910 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
COC063-017-125-180200-
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-YUMA-
910 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR BLOWING DUST FROM 900 AM
TUESDAY UNTIL 700 PM TUESDAY...
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT HAS
ISSUED THE FOLLOWING...
WHAT...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR BLOWING DUST.
WHERE...SEDGWICK, LOGAN, CROWLEY, PHILLIPS, MORGAN, YUMA,
WASHINGTON, KIT CARSON, LINCOLN, CHEYENNE, KIOWA, BENT, PROWERS,
OTERO, LAS ANIMAS, BACA, WELD, ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, ELBERT, EL PASO
AND PUEBLO COUNTIES. LOCATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
JULESBURG, STERLING, ORDWAY, HOLYOKE, FORT MORGAN, WRAY, AKRON,
BURLINGTON, LIMON, CHEYENNE WELLS, EADS, LAS ANIMAS, LAMAR, LA
JUNTA, KIM, TRINIDAD, SPRINGFIELD, GREELEY, BRIGHTON, DEER TRAIL,
LITTLETON, KIOWA, COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO.
WHEN...900 AM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 TO 700 PM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17
IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY DUE TO
HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA. THE THREAT FROM BLOWING
DUST WILL DECREASE TUESDAY EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS SUBSIDE.
HEALTH INFORMATION...PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS: IF SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING DUST IS PRESENT AND REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 10
MILES ACROSS A WIDE AREA, PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE, OLDER
ADULTS, AND CHILDREN IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED
OR HEAVY INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXERTION.
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