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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 12, 20264 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Aug 12, 2026, 1:03 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2026, 1:03 PM MDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 13, 2026, 8:05 PM MDT
In force
8 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 19:04 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 12, 11:08 AM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 11:08 AM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 11:01 AM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1101 AM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-131715-
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-
1101 AM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening, with the highest coverage across the
mountains and valleys. The strongest storms may produce heavy
rain, outflow winds to 50-55 mph, and frequent lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Multiple days of afternoon showers and storms are expected into
early next week. Heavy rain, gusty outflow winds, and frequent
lightning may accompany the strongest storms. In addition, flash
flooding may become a concern given slow moving storms and the
potential for areas to receive multiple rounds of heavy rain over
several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RODRIGUEZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Aug 12, 3:24 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBLake3 hr
Aug 12, 3:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache25 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Colorado, 2026Every flash flood watch in 2026

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.