WWUS55 KPUB 230046
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
646 PM MDT Mon Jun 22 2026

COC011-089-230100-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260623T0100Z/
Otero CO-Bent CO-
646 PM MDT Mon Jun 22 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTERO AND WEST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...

At 646 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Higbee, or 10 miles south of North La Junta, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis 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...
Higbee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

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LAT...LON 3784 10376 3796 10369 3792 10330 3764 10347
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 290DEG 25KT 3783 10357 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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