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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1134 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
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WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND RYE
1134 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, PUEBLO COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR,
AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6300 FEET.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR IS EXPECTED
UP TO AND DURING THE PERIOD OF THE WATCH. RESIDENTS NEAR THE ASPEN
ACRES BURN SCAR SHOULD PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL DEBRIS FLOW. BE SURE
TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES. HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS, URBANIZED
STREET FLOODING, AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN
SCARS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE FORECASTING HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND
DEBRIS FLOWS.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
PUEBLO, PUEBLO AIRPORT, BOONE, SALT CREEK, BLENDE, PUEBLO
RESERVOIR, PUEBLO WEST, AVONDALE, PINON, PUEBLO DEPOT, GREENHORN
MOUNTAIN, SILVER CLIFF, RYE, COLORADO CITY, BEULAH, SAN ISABEL
AND ROSITA.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-EASTERN SAWATCH
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN
9000 AND 11000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BONANZA, LEADVILLE, ST ELMO, GRANITE, AND
ALPINE
1134 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF AND DEBRIS FLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WILLOW BURN SCAR,
AS WELL AS AREAS SURROUNDING THE CHALK CLIFFS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET, LAKE COUNTY
BELOW 11000 FEET, AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000
FEET.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSING A FLASH
FLOODING RISK OVER SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
MG
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