Aurora, CO Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 2:51PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

At 251 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tyrone, or 29 miles northeast of Trinidad, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Delhi and Thatcher.

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 2:47PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

At 247 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trinchera, or 25 miles northwest of Des Moines, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Branson and Trinchera.

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 2:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

At 245 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Monarch Pass, or 36 miles east of Gunnison, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Salida, Poncha Springs, Maysville, Monarch Pass, Decker Burn Scar, and Poncha Pass.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 2:43PM MDT until September 19 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

SVRBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... North Central Lincoln County in east central Colorado... * Until 330 PM MDT. * At 243 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of Matheson, or 15 miles west of Limon, moving east at 25 mph. 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... Limon and Cedar Point. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 348 and 365.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 2:35PM MDT until September 19 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

At 235 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 8 miles south of Leader to 8 miles southwest of Agate, or along a line from 34 miles south of Fort Morgan to 18 miles west of Limon, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Weather station reported a gust to 66 mph near Byers. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Deer Trail and Agate. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 322 and 347.

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 2:24PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

At 224 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Model, or 15 miles northeast of Trinidad, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Tyrone and Model.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 2:16PM MDT until September 19 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

SVRBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... * Until 300 PM MDT. * At 216 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of Simla, or 26 miles west of Limon, moving east at 15 mph. 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... Mainly rural areas of Central Elbert County.

Flood Advisory issued September 19 at 1:41PM MDT until September 19 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Elbert County in east central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 345 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry creeks. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 141 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This may cause small stream flooding. Between 0.7 and 1.2 inches of rain have fallen in 20 minutes in northwest Elbert County. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Elbert County.

Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 1:38PM MDT until September 19 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado... * Until 445 PM MDT. * At 138 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 30 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of creeks and streams. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Gateway and Turner Gulch burn scar area.

Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 1:29PM MDT until September 19 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Lee burn scar in... Northeastern Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado... * Until 430 PM MDT. * At 129 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the warning area will cause mud slides near steep terrain. The mud slide can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Lee Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Lee Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Rio Blanco County.

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Aurora.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.