The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a tornado warning for part of Custer County on Thursday afternoon after one was reported, according to the warning.

Around 72 people reside in the warning area, which was between Rosita and Greenwood. A meteorologist with the Weather Service told The Gazette the warning was issued after someone made an emergency call adamantly reporting the tornado.

The tornado warning was canceled around 4:10 p.m., about 15 minutes after it was issued. The tornado had yet to be confirmed soon after it expired.

Tornado Warning continues for Custer County, CO until 4:30 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/ST6uXNkiq9

— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) August 27, 2026

Video of a funnel cloud near the town of Rosita was shared with Gazette news partner KOAA.

Several storm alerts, including flash flood warnings, were issued by the Weather Service in southern Colorado and the Aspen Acres burn scar areas Thursday, including for the town of Beulah in Pueblo County and further south in Huerfano County.