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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 30, 2026Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2026, 5:43 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2026, 5:43 PM MDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2026, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

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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 30, 2:33 PM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:33 PM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 11:42 AM MDT, 6 hours 1 minute 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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:17 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:47 PM MDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 5:18 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 5:29 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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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 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 EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	PUB	Lake	3 hr
Jul 29, 9:00 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:33 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	PUB	Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo	34 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

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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.