Test Local Area Emergency Alert Issued for Pitkin County Areas

Source: NOAA · Pitkin County, Colorado

This alert is no longer in effect.

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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A test emergency alert has been issued for the Basalt and El Jebel areas in Pitkin County, effective for one hour.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "low" severity. No immediate action required, but stay aware.
What area is affected?
This alert affects Pitkin County, Colorado. Check with NOAA for the most current geographic scope.
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