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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 22, 2018Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at May 22, 2018, 5:28 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
May 22, 2018, 5:28 PM MDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2018, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Kiowa County, CO

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 22, 3:17 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:17 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 11:52 AM MDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1152 AM MDT Tue May 22 2018

COZ058>089-093>099-231800-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
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-
1152 AM MDT Tue May 22 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected across
southern Colorado today. The primary storm threats will be
lightning and wind gusts to around 50 mph. However, a few storms
could briefly become strong, produce small hail and locally heavy
rainfall, particularly across the mountains and across the
southeast plains mainly east of a line from Walsenburg to Fowler.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the
mountains and most of the plains Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Storms across the far eastern plains will have the potential to
produce hail up to around one inch in diameter, wind gusts to
around 60 mph, and frequent lightning. Elsewhere, lightning, small
hail, and wind gusts to around 45 mph will be the main threats.

Thunderstorms will be more limited Thursday through Monday, with
very isolated storm coverage over the mountains and far eastern
plains each afternoon/early evening. In general, storms that do
manage to develop will produce small hail, wind gusts to 45 mph,
and lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be
possible across the region this afternoon and evening.

31/31

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 2:01 PM MDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
201 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2018

COZ086>088-222045-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
201 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO...NORTH
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM
MDT...

At 201 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Walsenburg, or 34 miles north of Trinidad, moving
northeast 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 east central
Huerfano...north central Las Animas and south central Pueblo
Counties.

LAT...LON 3754 10462 3772 10471 3793 10433 3764 10417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 245DEG 14KT 3767 10458

KT
Special weather statement, May 22, 2:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 3:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 5:28 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
May 21, 6:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB38 min
May 21, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB45 min
May 22, 10:42 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache4 hr
May 22, 1:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano38 min
May 22, 2:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano44 min
May 22, 2:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo44 min
May 22, 3:00 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache29 hr
May 22, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley38 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley44 min
May 22, 4:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero35 min
May 22, 5:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa42 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.