Air Quality Alert
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
064 AEUS75 KPUB 180010 AQAPUB Air Quality Alert Message Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Relayed by National Weather Service Pueblo CO 610 PM MDT Thu Apr 17 2025 COC101-089-027-099-043-055-041-061-180300- Pueblo-Otero-Custer-Prowers-Fremont-Huerfano-El Paso-Kiowa- 610 PM MDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR BLOWING DUST FROM 300 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 900 PM THURSDAY... The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Blowing Dust. WHERE...Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Cheyenne, El Paso, Fremont, Kiowa, Pueblo, Custer, Prowers, Otero and Huerfano Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Kiowa, Burlington, Limon, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Springs, Canon City, Eads, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Lamar, La Junta and Walsenburg. WHEN...300 PM Thursday April 17 to 900 PM Thursday April 17 IMPACTS...Strong winds are producing blowing dust in southeast Colorado. Dust is expected to decrease Thursday night as winds subside. HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If significant blowing dust is present and reducing visibility to less than 10 miles across a wide area, People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children in the affected area should reduce prolonged or heavy indoor and outdoor exertion. $$