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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Dust Storm Warning

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

512 PM MDT Tue May 5 2026



COC003-021-023-055-105-060015-

/O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0003.260505T2312Z-260506T0015Z/

Alamosa CO-Huerfano CO-Rio Grande CO-Costilla CO-Conejos CO-

512 PM MDT Tue May 5 2026



The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a



* Dust Storm Warning for...

  Southern Alamosa County in southeastern Colorado...

  West central Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado...

  Southeastern Rio Grande County in south central Colorado...

  Central Costilla County in south central Colorado...

  Northeastern Conejos County in south central Colorado...



* Until 615 PM MDT.



* At 510 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Alamosa East, or near

  Alamosa, moving south at 15 mph.



  HAZARD...Near zero visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 

           mph.



  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters and Emergency Management have 

           reported near zero visibility.



  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.



* Highway 17, Highway 160, Highway 285



Locations impacted include...

Alamosa, San Luis Valley Airport, Monte Vista, Sanford, La Jara,

Blanca, Alamosa East, Fort Garland, Blanca Peak, and Bountiful.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility

reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If

caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your

foot off the brake.



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LAT...LON 3725 10607 3732 10616 3752 10619 3763 10608

      3749 10565 3759 10552 3761 10521 3734 10525

      3719 10567

TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 348DEG 11KT 3747 10577 



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