Las Animas County issues emergency as tornado watch threatens Hoehne to Tyrone
A county emergency covered Hoehne to Tyrone as a tornado threat tightened near Tyrone, with NWS Pueblo tracking radar rotation and hail up to 2 inches.
At 12:51 a.m. MDT on June 24, 2026, the National Weather Service in Pueblo relayed a tornado watch for the corridor from Hoehne to Tyrone at the request of Las Animas County. Las Animas County moved into emergency status. The alert carried a tornado watch through 12:45 a.m. MDT.
The county Office of Emergency Management, based at 200 East 1st Street in Trinidad, serves as Las Animas County’s center for all-hazard emergency preparation, prevention, response and recovery. The office coordinated the Local Area Emergency as the storm track shifted across rural communities. The alert named Hoehne, Tyrone and Model in eastern Las Animas County and eastern Huerfano County.
At 11:58 p.m. MDT on June 23, the National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a tornado warning for eastern Huerfano County and central Las Animas County. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 14 miles northwest of Tyrone, or 28 miles north of Trinidad, and moving southeast at 20 mph. Radar-indicated rotation was already present, and the warning included a threat of hail up to 2 inches in diameter.
By 12:09 a.m. MDT, the storm had moved to 10 miles northwest of Tyrone and was still tracking southeast at 20 mph. The warning called for people to take cover in a basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, and mobile homes could be damaged or destroyed. Flying debris, along with damage to roofs, windows, vehicles and trees, remained part of the hazard profile as the storm passed through the Hoehne-Tyrone area.
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