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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 15, 20264 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Aug 15, 2026, 12:12 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2026, 12:12 PM MDT (18:12 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 16, 2026, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Flood severity
None

Counties Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Aug 15, 11:30 AM MDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 11:30 AM MDT, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 11:34 AM MDT, 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1134 AM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-161745-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
1134 AM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will develop
across most of southern Colorado today and tonight. Thunderstorms
will initiate across the higher terrain, and spread eastward
across the Plains by late afternoon into the early overnight hours.
Thunderstorms will be efficient rain producers, and flash
flooding will be possible, especially on burn scars, urban areas
or over locations with saturated soil conditions from recent heavy
rains. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the Aspen Acres burn
scar and most of the southeast plains. As storms spread east into
the Plains, a few may become strong to severe, with hail to one
inch in diameter and wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. The risk for
severe thunderstorms will be greatest between 2 PM and 10 PM
today.

Showers and thunderstorms will linger into the overnight hours
across northern portions of the southeast plains with locally
heavy rainfall and lightning possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Thunderstorms will be possible across southern Colorado Sunday and
Monday. Locally heavy rainfall will accompany thunderstorms, with
a continued flash flood risk, especially on area burn scars. As
storms move into the Plains, a couple may become strong to severe
with hail near 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts near 60 mph. The
greatest risk appears on Sunday, with a more limited potential for
severe storms on Monday.

High pressure builds across the west for mid to late week with
drier and hotter temperatures. More isolated shower and
thunderstorm activity is possible Tuesday through Friday, with
lightning and outflow wind gusts the main storm risks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be likely over portions of the region.

31/31

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 6:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso28 min
Aug 14, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers30 min
Aug 14, 6:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa27 min
Aug 15, 9:05 AM MDTFlood WatchPUBBent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more13 hr
Aug 15, 12:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano36 min
Aug 15, 12:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee33 min
Aug 15, 12:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB24 min
Aug 15, 12:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas32 min
Aug 15, 1:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont39 min
Aug 15, 1:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache37 min
Aug 15, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller33 min
Aug 15, 1:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas30 min
Aug 15, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller40 min
Aug 15, 1:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas49 min
Aug 15, 2:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas2 hr
Aug 15, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller37 min
Aug 15, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Aug 15, 2:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas27 min
Aug 15, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas24 min
Aug 15, 2:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont38 min
Aug 15, 3:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Aug 15, 3:05 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Aug 15, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Aug 15, 3:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas25 min
Aug 15, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas46 min
Aug 15, 3:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca29 min
Aug 15, 3:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas39 min
Aug 15, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller24 min
Aug 15, 3:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Aug 15, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Aug 15, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas46 min
Aug 15, 4:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas41 min
Aug 15, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso27 min
Aug 15, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Bent, Prowers33 min
Aug 15, 4:31 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCuster, Pueblo2 hr
Aug 15, 4:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca53 min
Aug 15, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas49 min
Aug 15, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo28 min
Aug 15, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Aug 15, 5:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Aug 15, 5:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo38 min
Aug 15, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca32 min
Aug 15, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca30 min
Aug 15, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers29 min
Aug 15, 5:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca42 min
Aug 15, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Aug 15, 5:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers44 min
Aug 15, 5:51 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo80 min
Aug 15, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso19 min
Aug 15, 5:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBaca3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.