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FLUS45 KPUB 210041
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
641 PM MDT TUE OCT 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-
641 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS IN THE
FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN RANGE. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SAN JUAN RANGE,
WITH HALF AN INCH TO ONE INCH FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SAN LUIS
VALLEY AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE HIGH FOR
MOST OF THIS STORM, TYPICALLY AROUND 13,000 FEET. THESE LEVELS
WILL FALL TO 11,000 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY, AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. IF YOU PLAN TO
TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
COLORADO DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR
LATEST ROADWAY INFORMATION, PLEASE DIAL 5-1-1
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL STORM
SYSTEM THAT COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAINFALL TO THE AREA,
INCLUDING THE PLAINS, WITH MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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