Colorado Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/23/2026 20:22

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 9:22PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 23, 2026 - 8:22pm
Expires: 
June 23, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
At 922 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles south of Avondale, or 24 miles south of Pueblo, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Huerfano, northwestern Las Animas and southeastern Pueblo Counties.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO