Weather Alerts for Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Issued by the National Weather Service

Freeze Warning  FREEZE WARNING   Freeze Warning
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS

Areas Affected:
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County - Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft - Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft - Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet - Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft - Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft - Crowley County - La Junta Vicinity/Otero County - Eastern Las Animas County - Western Kiowa County - Eastern Kiowa County - Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County - Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County - Springfield Vicinity/Baca County
Effective: Wed, 5/6 9:42pm Updated: Wed, 5/6 9:22pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Thu, 5/7 5:45am Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s are expected
across a large areas of the southeast plains of Colorado.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Colorado.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM MDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will likely kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation, and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Information:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.