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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 2, 2026Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2026, 2:07 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2026, 2:07 PM MDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2026, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 12:07 PM MDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 12:07 PM MDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 11:57 AM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1157 AM MDT Thu Jul 2 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-031800-
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-
1157 AM MDT Thu Jul 2 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

High fire danger continues across the mountains, valleys and I-25
corridor counties, as southwest winds gusting up to 40 mph across
the higher elevations and 30 mph across the lower elevations,
will combine with humidity levels as low as 4 percent, to produce
conditions favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread.
Winds will remain gusty well into the evening hours for the
southeast mountains and adjacent plains, which will allow for
active fire growth even after sunset. Please heed all evacuation
orders, and avoid activities which could start a wildfire.

In addition, one or two strong to severe thunderstorms will be
possible across the far southeast plains of Baca, Prowers and
Kiowa counties. Wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to the size of
quarters will be possible with the storms that look to develop
between 2 PM and 7 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

High Fire Danger will return for the same areas on Friday with gusty
winds and low humidity persisting well into the evening hours.
Temperatures will soar to between 100 and 105 across portions of the
southeast plains.

Saturday will remain hot and dry but will see lighter winds.  Then
moisture will increase for Sunday into next week leading to slightly
cooler temperatures and better chances for showers and thunderstorms
capable of producing wetting rains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

23/31

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:26 PM MDT, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
126 PM MDT Thu Jul 2 2026

COZ094-099-022015-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO-
126 PM MDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BACA AND EAST
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

At 125 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Pritchett, or 22 miles west of Springfield, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Pritchett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 10322 3728 10329 3761 10297 3752 10271
      3728 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 209DEG 13KT 3732 10301

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 7:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	25 min
Jul 1, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jul 1, 7:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	47 min
Jul 1, 7:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	43 min
Jul 1, 7:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	47 min
Jul 1, 7:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	38 min
Jul 1, 7:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	32 min
Jul 1, 8:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	26 min
Jul 1, 8:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	25 min
Jul 1, 9:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	37 min
Jul 1, 9:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	30 min
Jul 2, 12:40 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more	47 hr
Jul 2, 1:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	49 min
Jul 2, 2:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	37 min
Jul 2, 3:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	28 min
Jul 2, 3:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jul 2, 3:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	40 min
Jul 2, 3:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	29 min
Jul 2, 3:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Prowers	34 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.