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WWUS75 KPUB 181754
NPWPUB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
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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 BLACK FOREST, COLORADO SPRINGS, PIKES PEAK, PETERSON
SPACE FORCE BASE, AND WOODLAND PARK
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
HIGHEST GUSTS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 25.
* WHERE...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK,
AND EL PASO COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY.
* 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...THE MOST LIKELY TIMEFRAME FOR DAMAGING GUSTS
WILL BE BETWEEN 11 PM THROUGH 6 AM.
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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DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW
8500 FEET-CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO
VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
INCLUDING TEXAS CREEK, HILLSIDE, MANASSA, COALDALE, LA JARA,
HOWARD, ANTONITO, CANON CITY, SWISSVALE, CENTER, SANFORD,
ALAMOSA, DEL NORTE, FORT GARLAND, PENROSE, MONTE VISTA, COTOPAXI,
SAN LUIS, BLANCA, AND PUEBLO
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...SAN LUIS VALLEY, PUEBLO, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY AS SHOWERS ROLL OFF THE
MOUNTAINS 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.
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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-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-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING STONEWALL, TRINIDAD, RYE, WESTON, BLANCA PEAK, SILVER
CLIFF, SPANISH PEAKS, LA VETA PASS, WALSENBURG, CUCHARA,
WESTCLIFFE, AND PONCHA PASS
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.
* WHERE...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY, EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING
WALSENBURG, AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET
INCLUDING TRINIDAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON, AND WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.
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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