September isn't typically a month we think of when someone mentions severe weather in southern Colorado, but it's actually more common than you think — although the types of severe weather we get do shift a bit.

The Storm Prediction Center issues severe thunderstorm outlooks based on how likely quarter sized or larger hail, wind gusts above 57 miles per hour, or a tornado is in a given area. Today, they've issued a slight risk, which is a two on a five-point scale for how likely severe storms are.

Between 2019 and 2024, there were only four slight risk days in southern Colorado. One of those was exactly one year ago - on September 17th 2024. Interestingly, this is the first time in the past 5 years with 2 slight risks in September - part of the area was under a less expansive similar ris

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