Colorado Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/09/2026 16:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 5:36PM MDT until July 9 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 4:36pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 535 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Haswell to near Blue Lake, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Haswell, Blue Lake, Hasty, Arlington, John Martin Reservoir, Fort Lyon, and Caddoa.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near John Martin Reservoir, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
Bent, CO; Kiowa, CO; Otero, CO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO