Weather Alerts For Colorado Springs, CO

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central El Paso County in east central Colorado... - Until 615 PM MDT. - At 545 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cascade, or 9 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving east at 10 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 Western Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Green Mountain Falls, Crystola, Chipita Park, and Cascade. ISSUED AT Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pueblo CO HEADER BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Severe Thunderstorm Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TELLER AND WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM MDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 531 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pikes Peak, or 10 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Western Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Green Mountain Falls, Pikes Peak, Chipita Park, and Cascade. ISSUED AT Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pueblo CO HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft CO, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft CO, Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft CO

Closest strike: 1.53 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

Pollen Index: 9.5 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Sagebrush/Sage. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Friday will be greater than today's levels in the high range. This higher level is caused in part by higher temperatures and the lower dewpoint.