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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
443 AM MDT Sun Mar 15 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-
443 AM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong and damaging winds of 60 to 80 mph will continue across the higher
terrain of the central and southeast mountains through the morning, before
diminishing through the afternoon. Snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches of
wind driven snow remains possible across the central mountains, mainly north
of Cottonwood Pass today. The  strong winds will create very hazardous travel
conditions through the morning, with poor visibility in snow and blowing snow.

Spotty wind driven snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches will be possible
across the Pikes Peak and Palmer Divide region early this morning, as
strong northerly winds of 40 to 60 mph develop across the southeast plains
this morning, which will persist into the afternoon.  The gusty winds,
combined with low humidity levels, will also bring critical fire weather
conditions to the San Luis Valley on Sunday, where a Red Flag Warning is
in place from 11 AM through 8 PM. Please be mindful to avoid any activities
which could spark a fire today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Warmer and drier conditions develop across the region into the middle
of next week, with the potential for more spotty critical fire weather
conditions across portions of south central and southeast Colorado into
the end of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be likely over portions of the region.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
231 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

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Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County
Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-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-Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below
7500 Feet-
Including Alpine, La Veta Pass, Poncha Pass, Stonewall, Weston,
Bonanza, Blanca Peak, Spanish Peaks, St Elmo, Cuchara, Granite,
and Walsenburg
231 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will gradually decrease over the higher terrain the rest of
this afternoon and evening.

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