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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1240 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-200645-
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-
1240 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today

Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be likely this
afternoon and into the early evening hours, extending from the
mountains-plains interface to the Kansas border. The best
chance for storms overall will be along the mountains-plains
interface southeastward to the Raton Mesa region. Storms today
will be capable of heavy rain, hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter
and wind gusts to 60 mph. Since thunderstorms capable of heavy
rain will be possible over the Aspen Acres burn scar, significant,
highly impactful flash flooding will once again be possible
across all of this burn scar region.

Storms today will generally move from northwest to southeast.

Folks living in the Aspen Acres burn scar region should be on
high alert for flash flooding once again this afternoon. The
best chance for heavy rain will be between 2 pm and 8 pm this
evening. More than one round of heavy rain will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

With the monsoon plume over the region and the large area of
high pressure remaining the COlorado region, Showers and
thunderstorms will be possible every afternoon and evening
across all of the region. The best chance for storms will be
over the mountains with more isolated activity over the plains.
The rain over the mountains may be heavy at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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