NWS Denver COSV.W 0408September 20, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Douglas and Elbert, CO
The National Weather Service office in Denver issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Douglas and Elbert in Colorado, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on September 20. It was the 408th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Denver issued in 2026. Colorado had 122 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 27 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Colorado's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Denver CO
- Area
- Douglas and Elbert
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:52 p.m. MDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. MDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOU SV.W 0408
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado since 2008Every warning type in Colorado
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The notice as issued
SVRBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Elbert County in east central Colorado... East Central Douglas County in northeastern Colorado... * Until 1030 PM MDT. * At 952 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ponderosa Park, or 29 miles southeast of Denver, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Public reported half dollar size hail at 9:46 pm near Ponderosa Park. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eastern Parker, Elizabeth, Kiowa, Ponderosa Park and The Pinery.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and has produced large hail.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado since 2008628 a year
- Every warning type in Colorado
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels