Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Huerfano, CO; Las Animas, CO; Otero, CO +1 more

Official alert brief

SVRPUB The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Otero County in southeastern Colorado... Northeastern Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado... North central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado... Southeastern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 1115 PM MDT. * At 1043 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles northeast of Walsenburg, or 31 miles south of Pueblo, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of western Otero, northeastern Huerfano, north central Las Animas and southeastern Pueblo Counties.

Instructions

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.