Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 16 at 2:44PM MDT until August 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Area: Baca, CO; Bent, CO; Crowley, CO; El Paso, CO; Kiowa, CO; Las Animas, CO; Otero, CO; Prowers, CO; Pueblo, CO; Teller, CO

Severity: Severe
Urgency: Future
Certainty: Possible

Effective: Aug 16, 2026 2:44 pm MDT
Starts: Aug 16, 2026 2:44 pm MDT
Ends: Aug 16, 2026 9:00 pm MDT
NWS product expires: Aug 16, 2026 9:00 pm MDT

Affected Area Map

Approximate affected forecast zones from National Weather Service data. Hazard color follows the National Weather Service hazards map color table.

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
587 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL COLORADO

TELLER

IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO

EL PASO

IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO

BACA BENT CROWLEY
KIOWA LAS ANIMAS OTERO
PROWERS PUEBLO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EADS, LA JUNTA,
LAMAR, LAS ANIMAS, OLNEY SPRINGS, ORDWAY,
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, PUEBLO, ROCKY FORD, SPRINGFIELD,
TRINIDAD, WALSH, AND WOODLAND PARK.

Source: National Weather Service.