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NPWPUB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
820 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
COZ069>071-172330-
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DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING FORT GARLAND, CENTER, BLANCA, DEL NORTE, ANTONITO,
ALAMOSA, SANFORD, MONTE VISTA, MANASSA, SAN LUIS, AND LA JARA
820 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...SAN LUIS VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES,
LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
COZ072>075-077>080-087-172330-
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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-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-WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN
BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING TEXAS CREEK, LA VETA PASS, SILVER CLIFF, COTOPAXI,
PONCHA PASS, COALDALE, WESTCLIFFE, WALSENBURG, HOWARD, BLANCA
PEAK, WESTON, SPANISH PEAKS, CUCHARA, HILLSIDE, RYE, STONEWALL,
AND SWISSVALE
820 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH.
* WHERE...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY, WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET, AND
HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES,
LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
COZ083-086-088-089-093>099-172330-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260218T0100Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO
COUNTY BELOW 6300 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-
INCLUDING ORDWAY, TRINIDAD, CANON CITY, PENROSE, PUEBLO, SHERIDAN
LAKE, LAS ANIMAS, EADS, OLNEY SPRINGS, WALSH, LA JUNTA, LAMAR,
BRANSON, SPRINGFIELD, ROCKY FORD, AND KIM
820 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PUEBLO, EASTERN FREMONT, LAS ANIMAS, CROWLEY, OTERO,
KIOWA, BENT, PROWERS, AND BACA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES,
LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
COZ084-085-172100-
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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FEET-COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FEET-
INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS, BLACK FOREST, AND PETERSON SPACE
FORCE BASE
820 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EL PASO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES,
LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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