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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1234 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
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/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.260218T1300Z-260219T0200Z/
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-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-CANON CITY
VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-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-
INCLUDING COALDALE, HILLSIDE, ALAMOSA, PUEBLO, WALSENBURG,
MANASSA, STONEWALL, SWISSVALE, ANTONITO, LA VETA PASS, SANFORD,
WESTON, MONTE VISTA, BLANCA PEAK, PENROSE, TRINIDAD, CENTER,
SILVER CLIFF, BLANCA, CANON CITY, HOWARD, SAN LUIS, SPANISH
PEAKS, WESTCLIFFE, LA JARA, FORT GARLAND, DEL NORTE, TEXAS CREEK,
CUCHARA, COTOPAXI, RYE, AND PONCHA PASS
1234 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7
PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES,
LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR 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.
COZ081-082-084-085-181545-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0003.260219T0300Z-260219T1400Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-NORTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FEET-COLORADO
SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FEET-
INCLUDING PIKES PEAK, COLORADO SPRINGS, WOODLAND PARK, PETERSON
SPACE FORCE BASE, AND BLACK FOREST
1234 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK,
AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES,
LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE LEE OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK REGION TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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