145
WWUS75 KPUB 181531
NPWPUB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
931 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
COZ069>071-182345-
/O.UPG.KPUB.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.DU.W.0002.260518T1531Z-260519T0000Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING SAN LUIS, FORT GARLAND, ALAMOSA, LA JARA, SANFORD,
MANASSA, BLANCA, MONTE VISTA, ANTONITO, CENTER, AND DEL NORTE
931 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
..BLOWING DUST WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...SAN LUIS VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL
BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE-THREATENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE
BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY MAY DROP TO UNDER 1/4 MILE AT TIMES NEAR
PLOWED FIELDS OR AREAS OF LOOSE SOILS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
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'.
COZ084-085-095-096-182345-
/O.CON.KPUB.FZ.A.0004.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FEET-COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FEET-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN
KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING EADS, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, SHERIDAN LAKE, BLACK
FOREST, AND COLORADO SPRINGS
931 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 28 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...KIOWA, AND EL PASO.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PUB
KT
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page