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WSWPUB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1040 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
COZ060-068-190145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS, BONANZA, AND WOLF CREEK PASS
1040 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 10
INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH CAUSING POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET AND EASTERN SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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.
COZ072>075-190145-
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.260218T2100Z-260219T0400Z/
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, BLANCA PEAK, SPANISH PEAKS, LA VETA
PASS, CUCHARA, AND PONCHA PASS
1040 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9
PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES
ACROSS THE HIGHER AREAS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 80 MPH CAUSING
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
* WHERE...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT HIGHWAY 160 OVER LA VETA PASS. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INTENSE SNOW BURSTS THIS AFTERNOON COULD
CAUSE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY.
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.
COZ058-059-061-066-067-190145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
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, GRANITE, SOUTH FORK, CLIMAX, NORTH PASS, ST
ELMO, LEADVILLE, AND ALPINE
1040 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 7 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH CAUSING POOR VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW.
* 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 THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. VERY
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INTENSE SNOW BURSTS THIS AFTERNOON COULD
CAUSE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY.
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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