Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 26 at 3:56PM MDT until August 26 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Area: Bent, CO; Costilla, CO; Crowley, CO; Custer, CO; El Paso, CO; Fremont, CO; Huerfano, CO; Kiowa, CO; Las Animas, CO; Otero, CO; Pueblo, CO; Teller, CO

Severity: Severe
Urgency: Future
Certainty: Possible

Effective: Aug 26, 2026 3:56 pm MDT
Starts: Aug 26, 2026 3:56 pm MDT
Ends: Aug 26, 2026 11:00 pm MDT
NWS product expires: Aug 26, 2026 11:00 pm MDT

Affected Area Map

Approximate affected forecast zones from National Weather Service data. Hazard color follows the National Weather Service hazards map color table.

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
629 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL COLORADO

FREMONT TELLER

IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO

EL PASO

IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO

COSTILLA

IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO

BENT CROWLEY CUSTER
HUERFANO KIOWA LAS ANIMAS
OTERO PUEBLO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLANCA, CANON CITY, COLORADO SPRINGS,
EADS, FORT GARLAND, LA JUNTA, LAS ANIMAS, OLNEY SPRINGS, ORDWAY,
PENROSE, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, PUEBLO, ROCKY FORD, SAN LUIS,
SILVER CLIFF, TRINIDAD, WALSENBURG, WESTCLIFFE,
AND WOODLAND PARK.

Source: National Weather Service.