Air Quality Alert Message

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Air Quality Alert Message Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Relayed by National Weather Service Boulder CO 910 AM MST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR BLOWING DUST FROM 900 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 700 PM TUESDAY... The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Blowing Dust. WHERE...Sedgwick, Logan, Crowley, Phillips, Morgan, Yuma, Washington, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, Otero, Las Animas, Baca, Weld, Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, El Paso and Pueblo Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Julesburg, Sterling, Ordway, Holyoke, Fort Morgan, Wray, Akron, Burlington, Limon, Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Las Animas, Lamar, La Junta, Kim, Trinidad, Springfield, Greeley, Brighton, Deer Trail, Littleton, Kiowa, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. WHEN...900 AM Tuesday February 17 to 700 PM Tuesday February 17 IMPACTS...Areas of blowing dust are expected on Tuesday due to high winds throughout the advisory area. The threat from blowing dust will decrease Tuesday evening as wind speeds 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.