Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Baca and Prowers Counties, CO
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NOAA issued it on August 16, 2026, 8 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Pueblo has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Prowers County and central Baca County in southeastern Colorado until 6:45 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Colorado
- Issued
- August 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Pueblo CO
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 8 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Colorado.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Pueblo CO. The alert is effective from August 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM MDT until August 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers south central Prowers County and central Baca County in southeastern Colorado. Locations impacted include Springfield, Walsh, Vilas, Two Buttes, and Two Buttes Reservoir.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 6:04 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Springfield to near Vilas to 11 miles northeast of Campo, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:45 PM MDT on August 15, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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