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URGENT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, Saguache Counties

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, and Saguache Counties until 4:45 PM MDT, with 60 mph wind gusts and potential damage to roofs, siding, and trees; residents should seek interior shelter immediately.

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10/11/2026 · Costilla & Conejos Region edition

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, and Saguache Counties until 4:45 PM MDT today, October 11, 2026.

Residents in the affected areas, including Blanca, Hooper, Great Sand Dunes, La Veta Pass, San Luis Lake, Red Wing, Fort Garland, Mosca, Alamosa East, Blanca Peak, and sections of the Spring Burn Scar, are advised to move immediately to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for protection.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo CO issued this warning at 4:28 PM MDT. Radar indicates severe thunderstorms with a hazard of 60 mph wind gusts. These storms were last reported moving northeast at 75 mph, along a line extending from near San Luis Lake to 8 miles north of Blanca to 7 miles northeast of San Acacio.

Impacts are expected to include damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This warning is effective until 4:45 PM MDT.

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