American Red Cross · Southwest & Rocky Mountain
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Southwest & Rocky Mountain Situational Awareness

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9 Southwest & Rocky Mountain geographies have active NWS alerts; highest current level is Warning in LA.

HighestWarningLA
Active Areas9 / 12TX, OK, AR, LA, MO, KS, NM
NWS Alerts45LA, WY, AZ
TropicsQuietNHC official outlook

Risk Overview

ProductStatusConditions
Excessive RainfallAdvisoryFlooding or heavy-rain related NWS alerts are active in NM, AZ. Use WPC ERO for the official day-by-day rainfall risk.
Active Fires & PotentialWatch60 wildfires 10+ acres in Southwest & Rocky Mountain, 33 not fully contained (largest uncontained: Widemouth 2, 129,741 acres, 98% contained, UT). NIFC 7-day fire potential outlook cached for reference.
Extreme HeatWarningHeat-related NWS alerts are active in TX, OK, AR, LA, MO, KS. Check local NWS offices and HeatRisk for timing and severity.
SPCAdvisorySPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Marginal Risk (CO, WY); General Thunderstorms Risk (AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WY). Open SPC for the categorical map and forecast discussion.
PowerOutage.usQuietOpen live dashboard for current outage counts.

SPC Convective Outlook — Southwest & Rocky Mountain Lookahead

SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook map
Day 1 · TodayAdvisoryMarginal Risk (CO, WY); General Thunderstorms Risk (AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WY)
Day 2 · TomorrowWatchSlight Risk (MO); Marginal Risk (KS, MO); General Thunderstorms Risk (AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, UT, WY)
Day 3AdvisoryMarginal Risk (KS, MO, OK); General Thunderstorms Risk (AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, UT, WY)

Categorical severe-thunderstorm risk from the Storm Prediction Center, limited to Southwest & Rocky Mountain states. The Day 1 map is shown; open SPC for the full national maps and discussion.

Southwest & Rocky Mountain Alert Map

Southwest & Rocky Mountain weather alert overview map

Mapped Alert Summary

AreaLevelActive AlertsEvents
TexasAdvisory8Heat Advisory, Special Weather Statement
OklahomaAdvisory5Heat Advisory
ArkansasAdvisory7Air Quality Alert, Heat Advisory
LouisianaWarning5Heat Advisory, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Special Weather Statement
MissouriAdvisory5Heat Advisory
KansasAdvisory1Heat Advisory
New MexicoAdvisory1Flood Advisory
ColoradoQuiet0None returned
WyomingWarning6Freeze Warning, High Wind Warning, High Wind Watch, Red Flag Warning
UtahQuiet0None returned
ArizonaWarning7Flash Flood Warning, Flood Advisory, Flood Watch
NevadaQuiet0None returned

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Watch Items

  • Use the map as current alert context, not as a replacement for local NWS warning text.