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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 2, 2016Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2016, 3:25 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2016, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2016, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Prowers County, CO

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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 2, 3:04 PM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:04 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 10:57 AM MDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1057 AM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016

COZ058>089-093>099-031700-
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 9000FT-
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 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY  ABOVE 8500FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S 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 VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
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-
1057 AM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO INTO
TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL OF BECOMING STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. ANOTHER
CONCERN IS THAT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER URBAN AREAS...BURN SCARS...AND
LOCATIONS WITH SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS FROM THE RECENT HEAVY
RAINS OF THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE WILL BE DAILY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS, WITH THE BEST
CHANCES BEING OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS, WITH ONLY A FEW STORMS
OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER, SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL
AND HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

HODANISH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
222 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016

COZ094-099-022100-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY CO-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY CO-
222 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND WEST
CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT...

AT 222 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF KIM...OR 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRITCHETT AND KIM.

LAT...LON 3708 10336 3729 10345 3749 10285 3723 10262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 249DEG 14KT 3721 10321

HODANISH
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:47 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:49 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
249 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016

COZ097-098-022130-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY CO-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY CO-
249 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND
NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT...

AT 249 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MCCLAVE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAMAR...WILEY AND MCCLAVE.

LAT...LON 3806 10293 3819 10284 3820 10250 3793 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 277DEG 13KT 3811 10286

HODANISH
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:25 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 1, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers24 min
Jul 1, 6:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBaca, Bent, Prowers3 hr
Jul 1, 6:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca51 min
Jul 1, 8:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers38 min
Jul 1, 8:22 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca24 min
Jul 1, 8:26 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca21 min
Jul 1, 8:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers26 min
Jul 1, 9:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBaca, Prowers3 hr
Jul 2, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca38 min
Jul 2, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers41 min
Jul 2, 2:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa50 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Colorado, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.