Weather Alerts for Colorado

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Current Alerts for Kiowa, CO: Air Quality Alert High Wind Warning
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1. Air Quality Alert for: Elbert, CO; Weld, CO; Morgan, CO; Phillips, CO; Sedgwick, CO; Logan, CO; Lincoln, CO; Arapahoe, CO; Washington, CO; Adams, CO

2. Air Quality Alert for: Kit Carson, CO; Cheyenne, CO; Yuma, CO

3. Air Quality Alert for: Prowers, CO; Pueblo, CO; Crowley, CO; Otero, CO; Baca, CO; El Paso, CO; Bent, CO; Kiowa, CO; Las Animas, CO

4. Avalanche Warning for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

5. Avalanche Watch for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

6. Avalanche Watch for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

7. Avalanche Watch for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

8. Blowing Dust Warning for: Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County

9. Blowing Dust Warning for: Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita

10. Fire Weather Watch for: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek

11. Fire Weather Watch for: Huerfano County Including Walsenburg

12. Fire Weather Watch for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

13. Fire Weather Watch for: Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs

14. Fire Weather Watch for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley

15. High Wind Warning for: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft

16. High Wind Warning for: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft

17. High Wind Warning for: Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County

18. High Wind Warning for: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley

19. High Wind Warning for: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley

20. High Wind Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

21. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

22. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

23. High Wind Warning for: Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County

24. High Wind Warning for: Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita

25. Red Flag Warning for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

26. Red Flag Warning for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

27. Red Flag Warning for: Huerfano County Including Walsenburg

28. Red Flag Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

29. Red Flag Warning for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

30. Red Flag Warning for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

31. Red Flag Warning for: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest

32. Red Flag Warning for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

33. Red Flag Warning for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

34. Red Flag Warning for: Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs

35. Red Flag Warning for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley

36. Wind Advisory for: Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley

37. Wind Advisory for: Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley

38. Wind Advisory for: Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Arches/Grand Flat

39. Wind Advisory for: Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Arches/Grand Flat

40. Wind Advisory for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin

41. Wind Advisory for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin

42. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

43. Winter Storm Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains

44. Winter Storm Warning for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

45. Winter Storm Warning for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

46. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains

47. Winter Storm Warning for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus

48. Winter Storm Warning for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide

49. Winter Storm Warning for: West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

50. Winter Weather Advisory for: Jackson County Below 9000 Feet; Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet; South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet

51. Winter Weather Advisory for: San Juan River Basin

52. Winter Weather Advisory for: Upper Yampa River Basin

53. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft; Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft; La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft

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