Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 31 at 6:41PM MDT until August 31 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Area: Bent, CO; Kiowa, CO; Prowers, CO

Severity: Severe
Urgency: Immediate
Certainty: Observed

Effective: Aug 31, 2026 6:41 pm MDT
Starts: Aug 31, 2026 6:41 pm MDT
Ends: Aug 31, 2026 7:30 pm MDT
NWS product expires: Aug 31, 2026 7:30 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

SVRPUB

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 641 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles south of Lamar to 8 miles west of Two
Buttes Reservoir, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Granada, Hartman, and Bristol.

Recommended Action

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.

Source: National Weather Service.