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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at May 18, 2026, 11:11 AM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2026, 11:11 AM MDT (17:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2026, 2:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 451 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2052 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
748 WWUS75 KPUB 181711 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1111 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 COZ070-071-190000- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0007.260518T1711Z-260518T2200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.DU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Including San Luis, Alamosa, La Jara, Sanford, Manassa, Blanca, Antonito, Monte Vista, and Fort Garland 1111 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust. * WHERE...Central San Luis Valley, and Southern San Luis Valley. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 4 PM MDT this afternoon. For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect visibility under a mile in blowing dust. 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'. Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ COZ069-190000- /O.CON.KPUB.DU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Including Center and Del Norte 1111 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Widespread blowing dust. * WHERE...Northern San Luis Valley. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting up to 50 to 60 mph will cause blowing dust. Visibility may drop to under 1/4 mile at times near plowed fields or areas of loose soils. Use extreme caution if you must travel across the area today. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. && $$ COZ084-085-095-096-190115- /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 1111 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. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/pub KT
2 follow-up statements
236 WWUS75 KPUB 181730 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1130 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 COZ084-190130- /O.UPG.KPUB.FZ.A.0004.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Including Black Forest 1130 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Northern El Paso. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ COZ070-071-190000- /O.CON.KPUB.DU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260518T2200Z/ Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Including San Luis, Alamosa, La Jara, Sanford, Manassa, Blanca, Antonito, Monte Vista, and Fort Garland 1130 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust. * WHERE...Central San Luis Valley, and Southern San Luis Valley. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 6 PM MDT this evening. For the High Wind Warning, until 4 PM MDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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'. Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ COZ069-190000- /O.CON.KPUB.DU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Including Center and Del Norte 1130 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Widespread blowing dust. * WHERE...Northern San Luis Valley. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting up to 50 to 60 mph will cause blowing dust. Visibility may drop to under 1/4 mile at times near plowed fields or areas of loose soils. Use extreme caution if you must travel across the area today. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. && $$ COZ085-095-096-190130- /O.UPG.KPUB.FZ.A.0004.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FR.Y.0002.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- Including Peterson Space Force Base, Eads, Sheridan Lake, and Colorado Springs 1130 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Kiowa, and Southern El Paso. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ COZ086>089-094-190130- /O.NEW.KPUB.FR.Y.0002.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-Crowley County- Eastern Las Animas County- Including Branson, Ordway, Trinidad, Olney Springs, Pueblo, Walsenburg, and Kim 1130 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Pueblo, Crowley, Eastern Las Animas, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet, and Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/pub KT
889 WWUS75 KPUB 182000 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 200 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 COZ070-071-190000- /O.CAN.KPUB.DU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260518T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.DU.Y.0004.260518T2000Z-260519T0000Z/ Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Including San Luis, Alamosa, La Jara, Sanford, Manassa, Blanca, Antonito, Monte Vista, and Fort Garland 200 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. * WHERE...Central San Luis Valley, and Southern San Luis Valley. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Take care driving near recently plowed fields or areas with loose soil conditions as visibility may drop 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'. && $$ COZ069-190000- /O.CAN.KPUB.DU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.DU.Y.0004.260518T2000Z-260519T0000Z/ Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Including Center and Del Norte 200 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. * WHERE...Northern San Luis Valley. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Take care driving near recently plowed fields or areas with loose soil conditions as visibility may drop rapidly over short distances. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. && $$ COZ084-190400- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Including Black Forest 200 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected. * WHERE...Northern El Paso. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Tuesday. * 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. && $$ COZ085>089-094>096-190400- /O.CON.KPUB.FR.Y.0002.260519T0600Z-260519T1400Z/ Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County- Including Branson, Eads, Trinidad, Ordway, Olney Springs, Peterson Space Force Base, Pueblo, Sheridan Lake, Walsenburg, Kim, and Colorado Springs 200 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Kiowa, Southern El Paso, Pueblo, Crowley, Eastern Las Animas, Huerfano, and Las Animas Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/pub KT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 8:19 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 72 min |
| May 18, 9:14 AM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Saguache | 46 min |
| May 18, 9:31 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 4 hr |
| May 18, 11:30 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Pueblo | 21 hr |
| May 18, 11:30 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | El Paso | 21 hr |
| May 18, 2:00 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 4 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.