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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1004 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
COZ060-061-072>075-087-152100-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T2100Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY
BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-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-WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW
7500 FEET-
INCLUDING ALPINE, LA VETA PASS, PONCHA PASS, STONEWALL, WESTON,
BONANZA, BLANCA PEAK, SPANISH PEAKS, ST ELMO, CUCHARA, GRANITE,
AND WALSENBURG
1004 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH.
* WHERE...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 11000 FEET, WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000
FEET, AND WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW
7500 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BLOWING DUST COULD 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.
COZ084>086-088-089-093>099-160015-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FEET-COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO
COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO
COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN
KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR
VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING ROCKY FORD, PUEBLO, KIM, BRANSON, ORDWAY, OLNEY
SPRINGS, LAS ANIMAS, SPRINGFIELD, LA JUNTA, WALSH, BLACK FOREST,
SHERIDAN LAKE, LAMAR, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, TRINIDAD, EADS,
AND COLORADO SPRINGS
1004 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR RECENTLY
PLOWED LANDS OR LOCATIONS WITH DISTURBED SOILS. VISIBILITY CAN
CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
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.
COZ069>071-160000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.DU.Y.0002.260315T1700Z-260316T0000Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING SANFORD, BLANCA, LA JARA, SAN LUIS, FORT GARLAND,
ALAMOSA, ANTONITO, MANASSA, CENTER, MONTE VISTA, AND DEL NORTE
1004 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SAN LUIS VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE
WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE,
STAY ALIVE'.
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