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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Jul 30, 2026, 12:33 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2026, 12:33 PM MDT (18:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2026, 10:03 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 18:38 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 Jul 30, 11:45 AM MDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 11:45 AM MDT, 48 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 11:42 AM MDT, 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1142 AM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026 COZ058>089-093>099-311745- 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- 1142 AM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon, mainly along and east of Interstate 25. A few storms could become strong, with hail up to nickle size and wind gusts to 50 mph in addition to locally heavy rainfall. These thunderstorms will track east across the Plains clearing into Kansas by Friday morning. While confidence in thunderstorm development over the Aspen Acres burn scar is low, any storms that do develop today will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall. This could cause flash flooding of the burn scar should a storm develop over the area. Due to the isolated coverage of thunderstorms expected today, this risk is on the lower side of the spectrum, but does warrant close monitoring. Please stay weather aware today if you are in or near the burn scar. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across the Eastern Mountains on Friday afternoon and track southeast into the Interstate 25 corridor overnight. A couple storms could become strong to severe with wind gusts near 60 mph and one inch hail. Locally heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding on area burn scars. Drier, hotter conditions arrive over the weekend into early next week. Temperatures on the Plains will climb into the upper 90s to lower 100s on Sunday and Monday. Take precautions for the returning heat. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to ramp back up for mid next week across the region, along with the flash flood potential for area burn scars. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible over portions of the region. 31/88
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 6:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 32 min |
| Jul 29, 7:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 8:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Lake | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 9:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 2:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 40 min |
| Jul 30, 3:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 40 min |
| Jul 30, 3:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 30, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 28 min |
| Jul 30, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 42 min |
| Jul 30, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 32 min |
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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.