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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 11, 2014Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2014, 5:54 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2014, 5:54 PM MDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2014, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Pueblo County, CO

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 11, 5:37 PM MDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 5:37 PM MDT, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 11:24 AM MDT, 6 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1124 AM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-121300-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
1124 AM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN SPREAD TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND INTERSTATE
25 CORRIDOR. THEN BY EVENING...SOME ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREATS
WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD THREATEN AREA BURN SCARS. THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY THIS EVENING...THAT ONE OR TWO STORMS IN EL PASO COUNTY
COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STORMS SHOULD GENERALLY BE
SLOW MOVING...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WHICH COULD PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING...THAT COULD THREATEN AREA
BURN SCARS. OTHER THREATS FROM STORMS INCLUDE LIGHTNING...SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

27/06

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
326 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

COZ084-085-112200-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT CO-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT
CO-
326 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM MDT...

AT 326 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CALHAN
TO NEAR ELLICOTT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALHAN...RAMAH...RUSH...ELLICOTT AND YODER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN PUEBLO.

&&

LAT...LON 3881 10405 3867 10446 3905 10447 3913 10434
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 235DEG 22KT 3902 10438 3878 10438

MOORE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
351 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

COZ081-084-085-112215-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT CO-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT
CO-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND
11000 FT CO-
351 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 348 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS OVER THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH WILL OCCUR ON THE
WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS. NO FLOODING WILL OCCUR.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CASCADE AND CHIPITA PARK.

LAT...LON 3888 10488 3891 10499 3900 10496 3896 10487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 194DEG 25KT 3897 10494

TLM
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:20 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:12 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:54 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 11:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano31 min
Jul 11, 11:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBHuerfano, Las Animas2 hr
Jul 11, 11:53 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache37 min
Jul 11, 12:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache31 min
Jul 11, 2:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla36 min
Jul 11, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
Jul 11, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller24 min
Jul 11, 4:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Jul 11, 4:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Jul 11, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso47 min
Jul 11, 4:32 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 11, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano33 min
Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo23 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.