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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 6:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 6:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 9:05 AM MDT | Flood Watch | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 12:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 12:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 24 min | |
| Aug 15, 12:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 1:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 1:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 1:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 2:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 2:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 3:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 3:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 4:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 5:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 5:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 5:51 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 80 min |
| Aug 15, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 19 min |
| Aug 15, 5:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca | 3 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.