Weather Alert: Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning issued August 25 at 8:23PM MDT until August 25 at 11:30PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Area: Bent, CO; Prowers, CO

Severity: Severe
Urgency: Immediate
Certainty: Likely

Effective: Aug 25, 2026 8:23 pm MDT
Starts: Aug 25, 2026 8:23 pm MDT
Ends: Aug 25, 2026 11:30 pm MDT
NWS product expires: Aug 25, 2026 11:30 pm MDT

Affected Area Map

Approximate affected forecast zones from National Weather Service data. Hazard color follows the National Weather Service hazards map color table.

Details

FFWPUB

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...
Northwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 1130 PM MDT.

* At 823 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lamar, Wiley and McClave.

Recommended Action

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Source: National Weather Service.