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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 4, 2026Costilla County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2026, 3:10 PM MDT for Costilla County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 4, 2026, 3:10 PM MDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2026, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Costilla County, CO

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 12:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 12:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 11:19 AM MDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1119 AM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-051730-
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-
1119 AM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

One or two strong thunderstorms will be possible across the southern
Sangre De Cristo mountains and adjacent areas. Winds gusts to 50 to
60 mph will be possible along with hail ranging from nickels to
quarters.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the southern
mountains today, including the Aspen Acres burn scar. If a strong
storm should develop over the burn scar, then flash flooding could
occur, especially over the central part of the burn scar.

Elevated fire weather conditions will be possible along the
Continental Divide today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Elevated fire weather conditions will be possible along the
Continental Divide through the rest of this week. These elevated
fire weather conditions will then be possible across parts of the
plains this upcoming weekend.

Temperatures will once again become hot by Friday and last into the
weekend. Readings in the 100s will be likely across a good part of
the plains Friday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GARBEROGLIO/GARBEROGLIO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
153 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

COZ065-066-069-042030-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft CO-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide below 10000 Ft CO-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
153 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL RIO GRANDE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL SAGUACHE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

At 152 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles west of La Garita, or 41 miles northwest of Alamosa, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Rio
Grande and south central Saguache Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Pueblo.

&&

LAT...LON 3781 10652 3794 10648 3800 10628 3772 10632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 273DEG 10KT 3787 10644

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Moore

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:25 PM MDT, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
225 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

COZ081-084-042100-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
225 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TELLER AND NORTHWESTERN
EL PASO COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 224 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Westcreek to near Florissant. Movement was
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Woodland Park, Monument, Palmer Lake, Green Mountain Falls, Divide,
Crystola, Chipita Park, Florissant, and Cascade.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Pueblo.

&&

LAT...LON 3889 10500 3894 10533 3899 10533 3913 10515
      3913 10482
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 274DEG 36KT 3910 10513 3900 10525

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Moore

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:10 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
310 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

COZ074-088-042145-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
310 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM MDT...

At 310 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Stonewall, or 28 miles west of Trinidad, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Stonewall, Segundo, and Weston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Pueblo.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10514 3721 10509 3726 10470 3699 10473
      3699 10507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 275DEG 30KT 3712 10502

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Moore

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		33 min
Aug 4, 12:33 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache	24 hr
Aug 4, 12:33 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	Chaffee, Lake	30 hr
Aug 4, 1:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	37 min
Aug 4, 2:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	35 min
Aug 4, 3:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		27 min
Aug 4, 5:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	36 min
Aug 4, 5:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	31 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.