# Severe Thunderstorm Warning for San Luis Valley Through 4:45 PM

Alamosa County, Colorado — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for the San Luis Valley until 4:45 PM MDT, issued by the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

**What is happening:** A line of severe thunderstorms is racing across the San Luis Valley at 75 miles per hour. As of 4:12 PM, the line stretched from southwest of Mosca past the San Luis Valley Airport to southeast of Sanford, heading northeast. The storms have already produced measured 60 mph wind gusts.

**Local impacts:** Wind gusts up to 60 mph could damage roofs, siding, and trees. Radar is also indicating hail up to three-quarters of an inch. Communities in the path include Alamosa, Sanford, La Jara, Blanca, Hooper, Mosca, Fort Garland, and the Great Sand Dunes area.

**What to do:**

- Move inside a sturdy building and stay away from windows.

- Get to an interior room on the lowest floor.

- Treat this storm with urgency — it is moving fast at highway speed.

*Source: National Weather Service Pueblo CO, issued October 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM MDT. Reported by TNW News.*