Colorado Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/14/2026 19:37

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 8:37PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 14, 2026 - 7:37pm
Expires: 
August 14, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
At 837 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Ovid to 8 miles southeast of Highland Center, or extending from 5 miles west of Julesburg to 15 miles southwest of Holyoke, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Holyoke, Julesburg, Ovid, Sedgwick, Paoli, Sixteen-Mile Corner, Amherst, Fairfield, Marks Butte, Pleasant Valley and Highland Center.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Heavy rain is occurring with these storms and may lead to flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov