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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 14, 2026Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2026, 5:54 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 51 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
Aug 14, 2026, 5:54 PM MDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2026, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 14, 5:49 PM MDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 5:49 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 11:09 AM MDT, 6 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1109 AM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-151715-
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-
1109 AM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop by
early afternoon, initially across the higher terrain, then
spreading northeast across the Plains this evening and overnight.
Thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall, and
flash flooding is possible on area burn scars and across portions
of El Paso County where heavy rain fell yesterday. Stronger
thunderstorms across the plains could produce hail to around 1
inch in diameter and localized wind gusts up to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are forecast
through the weekend into Monday. Locally heavy rainfall and an
elevated risk of flash flooding on area burn scars remains in
place. A few storms could become strong to severe, especially
Saturday on the Plains with hail larger than an inch and wind
gusts in excess of 60 mph.

Drier and warmer conditions arrive for mid to late next week.
Thunderstorm coverage looks less, and mainly confined to the
higher terrain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

31/34

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 14, 4:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 4:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:12 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert38 min
Aug 13, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers46 min
Aug 13, 6:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers42 min
Aug 13, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa42 min
Aug 13, 7:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Aug 13, 11:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
Aug 13, 11:22 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBCuster, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo21 hr
Aug 14, 10:25 AM MDTFlood WatchPUBEl Paso12 hr
Aug 14, 11:29 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBCuster, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo33 hr
Aug 14, 12:59 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCuster, Pueblo3 hr
Aug 14, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano43 min
Aug 14, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas39 min
Aug 14, 2:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas39 min
Aug 14, 2:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas42 min
Aug 14, 2:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas34 min
Aug 14, 2:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas31 min
Aug 14, 3:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero41 min
Aug 14, 3:43 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Aug 14, 3:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero42 min
Aug 14, 4:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero26 min
Aug 14, 4:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero51 min
Aug 14, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent28 min
Aug 14, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent27 min
Aug 14, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa43 min
Aug 14, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller33 min
Aug 14, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa46 min
Aug 14, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso28 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.