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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2014, 7:43 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2014, 7:43 PM MDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2014, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Teller County, CO
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The text
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 2:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 2:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 11:35 AM MDT, 8 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1135 AM MDT MON AUG 4 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-051300- 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- 1135 AM MDT MON AUG 4 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 WILL FIRST DEVELOP OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION BY NOON...THEN SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE OUT ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. BY MIDNIGHT MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END...EXCEPT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WHERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREATS...HOWEVER SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BURN SCARS...IF A LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OCCURS OVER THE BURN SCAR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON TUESDAY...WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS OVER AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREATS. HOWEVER...SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. IF THE HEAVY RAIN OCCURS ON AREA BURN SCARS...FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIER AIR WILL SLOWLY WORK INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING IN THE FORECAST INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS. 06/06
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:52 PM MDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 152 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014 COZ081-084-085-042015- 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- 152 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER AND WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 148 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY INCREASING OVR THE WALDO BURN SCAR. THIS STORM WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE 0.15 TO 0.30 INCHES OF RAIN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IF THIS STORM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES...THEN RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. THIS STORM COULD AFFECT THE ENTIRE BURN SCAR REGION. PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE WALDO BURN SCAR SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. LAT...LON 3884 10494 3898 10505 3903 10491 3892 10478 TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 317DEG 11KT 3895 10497 HODANISH
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:42 PM MDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 242 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014 COZ084-042115- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO- 242 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014 AT 240 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THIN FUNNEL CLOUD WEST OF CALHAN. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS THROUGH 3 PM. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A BRIEF ROPE-LIKE TORNADO MAY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE BE ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN AND AROUND THE CALHAN AREA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CALHAN AND PEYTON. LAT...LON 3897 10461 3910 10447 3902 10427 3886 10445 TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 311DEG 13KT 3900 10446 HODANISH
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:54 PM MDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 9:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 113 min |
| Aug 5, 1:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 12:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 1:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 2:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
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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.