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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
809 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
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EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS, CUMBRES PASS, AND BONANZA
809 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 18
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH CAUSING POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 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...THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOWFALL
OVERNIGHT BUT SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH
ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY.
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 CREEDE, NORTH PASS, ALPINE, SOUTH FORK, LEADVILLE,
GRANITE, CLIMAX, AND ST ELMO
809 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 12
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST OF
THE SAWATCH RANGE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET, CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY
BELOW 11000 FEET, WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000
FEET, WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET, AND 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY.
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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