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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
819 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026

COZ069>071-182230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.DU.Y.0003.260518T1419Z-260519T0000Z/
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Including San Luis, Fort Garland, Alamosa, La Jara, Sanford,
Manassa, Blanca, Monte Vista, Antonito, Center, and Del Norte
819 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.

* WHERE...San Luis Valley.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting up to 50 to 60 mph will cause 
  areas of blowing dust.  Be cautious driving near plowed fields or 
  areas of loose soils.  Visibility may deteriorate rapidly over 
  short distances.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay 
indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in 
visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing 
sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far 
as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the 
way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, 
Stay Alive'.

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COZ084-085-095-096-182230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FZ.A.0004.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso
County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Western Kiowa County-Eastern
Kiowa County-
Including Eads, Peterson Space Force Base, Sheridan Lake, Black
Forest, and Colorado Springs
819 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible.

* WHERE...Kiowa, and El Paso.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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