4 National Weather Service alerts are in force in Colorado, covering 4 of its 64 counties: 2 severe thunderstorm warnings and 2 severe thunderstorm watches.
Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 5:23 PM MDT. Times are Mountain Daylight Time.
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The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 545 PM MDT.
* At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Kit Carson, or 25 miles southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Eads, Sheridan Lake, Chivington, Brandon, and Neeoshe Reservoir.
What to do
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
673 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
KIOWA PROWERS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF EADS AND LAMAR.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
673 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
CHEYENNE KIT CARSON
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS
GREELEY LOGAN WALLACE
WICHITA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, BURLINGTON, CHEYENNE WELLS,
LEOTI, OAKLEY, SHARON SPRINGS, AND TRIBUNE.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
