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FLUS45 KPUB 220635
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1235 AM MDT WED JUL 22 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-
1235 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS WILL FORM OVER THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE, SPREADING TO THE REST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER
THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
MAIN IMPACT TODAY WILL BE FLASH FLOODING, CAUSED BY BRIEF PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL. MAIN RISK AREAS WILL BE BURN SCARS AND ONGOING
FIRES, ALONG WITH OTHER VULNERABLE SURFACES, PARTICULARLY THE WILLOW
FIRE AND THE CHALK CLIFFS AREA.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE PRESENT EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY. BEST COVERAGE WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS, BUT MORE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL COVER THE ENTIRE AREA ON THURSDAY.
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY, MAINLY OVER BURN SCARS AND
OTHER SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS. ONE OR TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.
DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL STILL
BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE ENTIRE REGION. WITH THE BEST CHANCE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
GARBEROGLIO/GARBEROGLIO
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