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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
115 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
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EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS, BONANZA, AND WOLF CREEK PASS
115 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES. UP TO 24 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH
CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET AND EASTERN SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY STRONG
WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW ON
WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
THE PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-WESTERN CHAFFEE
COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
BELOW 10000 FEET-
INCLUDING NORTH PASS, ST ELMO, CREEDE, ALPINE, SOUTH FORK,
GRANITE, LEADVILLE, AND CLIMAX
115 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 12
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS
AND LOWER EAST FACING SLOPES AT TIMES.
* WHERE...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET, CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY
BELOW 11000 FEET, WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000
FEET, WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET, AND
THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW
10000 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. VERY
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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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-
INCLUDING STONEWALL, WESTON, CUCHARA, BLANCA PEAK, PONCHA PASS,
SPANISH PEAKS, AND LA VETA PASS
115 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
85 MPH.
* WHERE...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW BLOWS
THROUGH. BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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