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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 12, 2017Bent County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Apr 12, 2017, 4:49 PM MDT for Bent County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2017, 4:49 PM MDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2017, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Bent 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 Apr 12, 3:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 3:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 5:58 AM MDT, 10 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
558 AM MDT Wed Apr 12 2017

COZ058>089-093>099-131200-
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-
558 AM MDT Wed Apr 12 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible over the far
southeast plains late this afternoon and this evening. The primary
threat from most storms will be lightning, with one or two stronger
storms producing wind gusts to 50 mph and hail up to the size of
pennies.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Isolated thunderstorms at times will be possible over primarily
eastern sections from Thursday into Monday. The main thunderstorm
threats from the stronger storms will be lightning and wind gusts
around 55 mph. In addition, some of the more intense storms will
be capable of producing periods of heavy precipitation and hail.
Also, some light accumulating snow is expected to develop over
portions of the Continental Divide by later Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be
possible this afternoon and evening over the far southeast
plains.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 12, 2:17 PM MDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 12, 4:49 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
Apr 12, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas43 min
Apr 12, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas63 min
Apr 12, 4:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers41 min
Apr 12, 5:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBent, Prowers3 hr
Apr 12, 5:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBLas Animas3 hr

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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.