Colorado Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/24/2026 15:09

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 4:09PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 24, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires: 
August 24, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
At 409 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gleneagle to near Stratmoor to near Florence. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Colorado Springs, northern Pueblo, Pueblo Airport, Fountain, Woodland Park, Monument, Air Force Academy, Manitou Springs, Florence, Palmer Lake, Cripple Creek, Calhan, Green Mountain Falls, Victor, Hanover, Peyton, Penrose, Pinon, Security, and Security-Widefield.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft; Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft; Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov