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HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1250 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2026
COZ058>089-093>099-221300-
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-
1250 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE STARTING BY MIDDAY
TODAY, WITH AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON, AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS LEADING TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS IN THE
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN RANGE. TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SAN JUAN RANGE, WITH
UP TO AN INCH FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SAN LUIS VALLEY AND EASTERN
MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE HIGH FOR MOST OF THIS STORM,
TYPICALLY ABOVE 12,000 FEET. THESE LEVELS WILL FALL TO 11,000 FEET
ON FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS STARTING EARLY
THURSDAY 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
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
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