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

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

HighestWarningTX
Active Areas2 / 12TX, AZ
NWS Alerts14TX, AZ
TropicsQuietNHC official outlook

Risk Overview

ProductStatusConditions
Excessive RainfallAdvisoryFlooding or heavy-rain related NWS alerts are active in TX, AZ. Use WPC ERO for the official day-by-day rainfall risk.
Active Fires & PotentialWatch19 wildfires 10+ acres in Southwest & Rocky Mountain, 7 not fully contained (largest uncontained: Aspen Acres, 102,007 acres, 96% contained, CO). NIFC 7-day fire potential outlook cached for reference.
Extreme HeatQuietNo Southwest & Rocky Mountain heat-specific NWS alerts returned at generation time. Continue heat monitoring through local NWS offices.
SPCAdvisorySPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Marginal Risk (TX); General Thunderstorms Risk (TX). 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 (TX); General Thunderstorms Risk (TX)
Day 2 · TomorrowAdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (TX)
Day 3AdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (TX)

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
TexasWarning10Coastal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Warning, Flood Advisory, Flood Watch, Rip Current Statement
OklahomaQuiet0None returned
ArkansasQuiet0None returned
LouisianaQuiet0None returned
MissouriQuiet0None returned
KansasQuiet0None returned
New MexicoQuiet0None returned
ColoradoQuiet0None returned
WyomingQuiet0None returned
UtahQuiet0None returned
ArizonaWarning4Flood Warning
NevadaQuiet0None returned

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