291  
WWUS75 KPUB 190159  
NPWPUB  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
COZ069>071-077-190300-  
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T0200Z/  
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-  
INCLUDING MANASSA, COTOPAXI, ALAMOSA, SWISSVALE, FORT GARLAND,  
MONTE VISTA, BLANCA, COALDALE, CENTER, LA JARA, ANTONITO, DEL  
NORTE, SAN LUIS, HILLSIDE, TEXAS CREEK, SANFORD, AND HOWARD  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
 
 
STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE AREA.  
 

 
 
COZ086-191000-  
/O.EXP.KPUB.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/  
PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-  
INCLUDING PUEBLO  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY
 
   
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PUEBLO.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ089-093-190300-  
/O.EXP.KPUB.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0200Z/  
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-  
INCLUDING ORDWAY, LA JUNTA, ROCKY FORD, AND OLNEY SPRINGS  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
 
 
BLOWING DUST IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.  
 

 
 
COZ072>075-078>080-087-088-191000-  
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/  
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 SILVER CLIFF, CUCHARA, TRINIDAD, WALSENBURG, BLANCA  
PEAK, STONEWALL, RYE, PONCHA PASS, LA VETA PASS, WESTON,  
WESTCLIFFE, AND SPANISH PEAKS  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAIN  
VALLEY, WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500  
FEET, AND TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500  
FEET.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ083-191000-  
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/  
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-  
INCLUDING CANON CITY AND PENROSE  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CANON CITY AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ081-082-084-085-191000-  
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.260219T0300Z-260219T1500Z/  
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, BLACK FOREST, WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO  
SPRINGS, AND PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE  
659 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK,  
AND EL PASO.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL 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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