NWS Pueblo Issues Special Weather Statements for Pueblo West and Walsenburg Storms
The alerts urge anyone outside to seek indoor shelter due to radar‑indicated gusts up to 40 mph with pea‑size hail.
Overview
- At 1:45 p.m. MDT, Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Pueblo West moving southeast at about 20 mph.
- The early afternoon cell listed Northwestern Pueblo, Pueblo West, and Pueblo Reservoir among the locations at risk.
- At 3:30 p.m. MDT, a separate storm near Walsenburg was moving northeast at about 20 mph, according to NWS Pueblo.
- Forecasters noted potential impacts including knocked‑down tree limbs, unsecured objects being blown around, and minor vegetation damage.
- The later storm was expected to remain mainly over rural parts of east central Huerfano and northwestern Las Animas Counties, and no broader warnings were issued in these statements.