Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 6:20PM MDT until June 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 5:20pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRPUB
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
West central Bent County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 700 PM MDT.
* At 620 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Swink, or 7 miles southwest of La Junta, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
La Junta, Higbee, and Timpas.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Bent, CO; Otero, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender: