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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 19, 2026Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2026, 6:21 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 19, 2026, 6:21 PM MDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2026, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 40

County Otero County, CO

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 359 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 736 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

443 
WWUS85 KPUB 200021
SPSPUB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
621 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026
 
COZ086-093-200045-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
621 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM MDT...

At 621 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Manzanola, or 23 miles west of La Junta, moving
south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Otero
and southeastern Pueblo Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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 3797 10407 3801 10393 3787 10381 3782 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 348DEG 6KT 3795 10398 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Moore

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 6:02 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	91 min
Aug 19, 6:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Custer, Fremont	25 min
Aug 19, 6:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	35 min
Aug 19, 6:42 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Custer, Pueblo	93 min
Aug 19, 6:42 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Custer, Pueblo	92 min
Aug 19, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	28 min
Aug 19, 7:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	30 min
Aug 20, 12:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Rio Grande	29 min
Aug 20, 2:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	29 min
Aug 20, 2:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	25 min
Aug 20, 2:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	32 min
Aug 20, 3:07 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Fremont, Pueblo	3 hr
Aug 20, 3:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Fremont	31 min
Aug 20, 3:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
Aug 20, 3:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	24 min
Aug 20, 4:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	24 min
Aug 20, 4:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	36 min
Aug 20, 4:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Teller	23 min
Aug 20, 4:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Teller	39 min
Aug 20, 5:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent	28 min
Aug 20, 5:24 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Pueblo	3 hr
Aug 20, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	44 min
Aug 20, 5:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.