NWS Issues Heat Advisory for Southeast Colorado July 24, 2023

Description: The National Weather Service Office of Pueblo has issued a Heat Advisory for July 24, 2023 until 8 pm.

NWS Issues Heat Advisory for Southeast Colorado July 24, 2023

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 610 AM MDT Mon Jul 24 2023

Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 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-

610 AM MDT Mon Jul 24 2023

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the 90s in the valleys and Palmer Divide...and 100 to 105 across the I-25 corridor and adjacent plains.

* WHERE...The San Luis Valley, the Upper Arkansas River Valley of Chaffee and Fremont Counties, the Wet Mountain Valley, and El Paso, Pueblo, eastern Huerfano, Crowley, Otero and Las Animas counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM MDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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