NWS Denver COSV.W 0412September 20, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Elbert, CO
The National Weather Service office in Denver issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Elbert in Colorado, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on September 20. It was the 412th 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 46 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Denver CO
- Area
- Elbert
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:44 p.m. MDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. MDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOU SV.W 0412
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... * Until 1130 PM MDT. * At 1044 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast of Kiowa, or 33 miles west of Limon, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported 1.5 inch hail with this storm at 10:40 pm. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Simla, Matheson and Fondis.
What the agency told people to do
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail and is capable of producing damaging winds.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.