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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 28, 2016

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2016, 3:39 PM MDT. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2016, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2016, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, 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 Jul 28, 3:39 PM MDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:39 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 11:16 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
132 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COZ088-094-282015-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT CO-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY CO-
132 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 132 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HOEHNE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOEHNE AND TRINCHERA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS 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 3715 10443 3733 10437 3728 10392 3699 10404
      3700 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 284DEG 15KT 3722 10432

MOORE

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:46 PM MDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:11 PM MDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:39 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
339 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COZ094-099-282230-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY CO-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY CO-
339 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND
SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM MDT...

AT 338 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES NORTHWEST OF KENTON...OR 39 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAS
ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3703 10332 3716 10312 3700 10294 3700 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 311DEG 14KT 3706 10318

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 6:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero	23 min
Jul 27, 6:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero	61 min
Jul 28, 1:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	43 min
Jul 28, 2:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	44 min
Jul 28, 3:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	49 min
Jul 28, 3:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	21 min
Jul 28, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	14 min
Jul 28, 4:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	46 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	53 min
Jul 28, 5:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	39 min
Jul 28, 5:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Teller	35 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.