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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 26, 2014El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 26, 2014, 2:18 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2014, 2:18 PM MDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2014, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County El Paso County, CO

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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 26, 11:27 AM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 11:27 AM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 11:08 AM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1108 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-271715-
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-
1108 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE
AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND SHOULD LEAD TO THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.
THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREATS TODAY WILL BE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A
THREAT...ESPECIALLY ON BURN SCARS AND IN URBAN AREAS. ONE OR TWO
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE...MAINLY
OVER EL PASO...CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES...WITH HAIL AROUND 1
INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...AS
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS
THE STATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
AS WELL. WITH ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. OTHER STORM
THREATS WILL INCLUDE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH
IN DIAMETER.

THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

WARMER AND DRIER AIR WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY
WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THERE
WILL...HOWEVER...BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO SUPPORT SOME ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

HODANISH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 26, 12:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1224 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

COZ074-088-261900-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT CO-
1224 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
UNTIL 100 PM MDT...

AT 1224 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SEGUNDO...OR 14 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRINIDAD...COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...BONCARBO...SEGUNDO AND WESTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3714 10489 3735 10461 3712 10442 3699 10477
      3700 10477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 236DEG 16KT 3711 10476

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 12:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 1:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
100 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

COZ081-084-085-261930-
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-
100 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM MDT...

AT 100 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHIPITA PARK...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO .20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THIS STORM...HOWEVER IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES
FURTHER THEN HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS...WOODLAND PARK...MONUMENT...AIR FORCE
ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...BLACK FOREST...
CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE...GLENEAGLE AND CRYSTOLA.

THIS STORM 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.

LAT...LON 3895 10462 3884 10497 3899 10509 3913 10487
      3913 10476
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 239DEG 14KT 3896 10495

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 1:24 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 1:45 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
145 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

COZ081-084-085-262015-
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-
145 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT...

AT 144 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CRYSTOLA...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO .20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THIS STORM...HOWEVER IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES
FURTHER THEN HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PEA SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...WOODLAND PARK...MONUMENT...AIR FORCE
ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...BLACK FOREST...
PEYTON...CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...CASCADE AND GLENEAGLE.

THIS STORM 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.

LAT...LON 3909 10432 3884 10498 3900 10510 3913 10485
      3913 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 231DEG 11KT 3895 10500

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 2:18 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
Aug 25, 6:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont, Pueblo37 min
Aug 25, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo52 min
Aug 25, 6:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Aug 25, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo60 min
Aug 25, 6:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso39 min
Aug 25, 6:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent32 min
Aug 25, 7:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent62 min
Aug 25, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley65 min
Aug 25, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso57 min
Aug 25, 8:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso51 min
Aug 25, 9:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso57 min
Aug 25, 9:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso54 min
Aug 25, 10:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley53 min
Aug 25, 10:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso60 min
Aug 25, 10:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso52 min
Aug 25, 10:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more29 hr
Aug 26, 12:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB36 min
Aug 26, 12:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas36 min
Aug 26, 12:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas33 min
Aug 26, 1:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller30 min
Aug 26, 1:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas36 min
Aug 26, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Aug 26, 2:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 26, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Aug 26, 3:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBLas Animas3 hr
Aug 26, 3:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent33 min
Aug 26, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero17 min
Aug 26, 4:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBProwers67 min
Aug 26, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller29 min
Aug 26, 5:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers113 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.