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FLUS45 KPUB 201735  
HWOPUB  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1135 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-  
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-  
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-  
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW  
10000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-  
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-  
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET-  
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN  
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-  
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-  
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 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-  
1135 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST  
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER  
TERRAIN, WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION EXPECTED ALONG THE  
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MID-AFTERNOON THOUGH EARLY EVENING. MAIN THREATS  
FROM ANY STORMS TODAY WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND CLOUD TO  
GROUND LIGHTNING, THOUGH ANY SLOW-MOVING STORMS THAT DEVELOP NEAR  
THE WILLOW FIRE WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR FLASH FLOOD  
POTENTIAL.  
 
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR EL PASO AND EASTERN  
FREMONT COUNTIES FROM 10 AM UNTIL 8 PM. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF  
AT ALL POSSIBLE, AND STAY HYDRATED.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY  
 
MOISTURE INCREASES FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING TUESDAY, THEN MORESO  
FOR WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN OF MORE  
WIDESPREAD AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS, ESPECIALLY FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY. THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL INCREASE ON ALL AREA BURN  
SCARS DURING THIS PERIOD.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL  
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.  
 
 
 
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