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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1026 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026

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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-
1026 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms look to develop over the
higher terrain through the early afternoon, and then push out
across the plains through the mid afternoon hours, where storms
could last through the late evening. The main storm threats today
include gusty outflow winds to around 45 mph, small hail up to
1/2 inch in diameter and locally heavy rainfall, with the
strongest storms.

One or two inches of snow will be possible across the highest
elevations of the central mountains, and across Pikes Peak.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected over the plains on
Thursday. The combination of sufficient instability, increasing
deep shear and a strong disturbance aloft moving towards the
region will allow for thunderstorms to initiate over the
mountains, which will move over the plains during the afternoon
and evening. Given the moderate shear that will be in place across
the plains, rotating supercell thunderstorms will be possible,
which will be capable of producing damaging hail, winds to 60 to
70 mph and possibly an isolated tornado.

For the remainder of the period, isolated showers and thunderstorms
will be possible during the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures
will gradually increase back to at and slightly above seasonal levels
through the period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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