SEOC Update: January 16, 2026

Colorado Daily Status Report Link to the full report.

 

 

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status 

• Response Level 3: State EOC Activated with DHSEM Staff
• Recovery Level 1: State Recovery Task Force Activated

SEOC is operational Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  

Incident and Event Support 

Potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs or Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings

Xcel Colorado: Approximately 9,000 customers are impacted by the PSPS, which was started at approximately 9 a.m., but other customers may experience outages due to the high winds. We have enabled Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings on our distribution system. Updates are posted on the Xcel Outage map.

Y-W Electric:  Y-W Electric Association is placing our electric system into Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings for Thursday and Friday.

Mountain View REA: Moved to one shot safety procedures for Friday  

Poudre Valley REA: Activated Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings. 

CORE Electric: Advanced safety settings for Friday.

Information Links

• Xcel Colorado Public Safety Power Shutoff Webpage
• NWS Boulder / Denver Forecast Office Weather Story:
• Y-W Electric:Website
• CORE Electric
• Highline Electric Association Webpage
• Poudre Valley REA Outage Map

Colorado Weather Forecast Updates

• NWS Boulder / Denver Forecast Office Weather Story: Red Flag Warning and High Wind Warning Issued

  

• NWS Pueblo Forecast Office Weather Story: High Wind and Red Flag Warning issued for Kiowa and Powers counties from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

  

• NWS Grand Junction Forecast Office Weather Story: No advisories issued. 

• NWS Goodland Forecast Office Weather Story: High Wind and Red Flag Warnings issued today.