Test Local Area Emergency Alert Issued for Pitkin County Areas
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NOAA issued it on July 6, 2026, 7 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A test emergency alert has been issued for the Basalt and El Jebel areas in Pitkin County, effective for one hour.
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- Record type
- Local Area Emergency
- Affected area
- Pitkin County, Colorado
- Issued
- July 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NOAA
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Alert Details
Local Area Emergency test alert issued by Pitkin County OEM. Effective from 2026-06-11T08:03:30-07:00 to 2026-06-11T09:03:30-07:00.
Affected Areas
Pitkin County, Eagle County, Garfield County, specifically the Basalt and El Jebel areas.
What You Should Do
This is a test only. If this were a real emergency, instructions would follow. Sign up for Pitkin Alerts at pitkinalert.org.
Expected Conditions
No conditions provided; this is a test alert.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-06-11T08:03:30-07:00, expires 2026-06-11T09:03:30-07:00 (MST).
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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