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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2018, 4:45 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018, 4:45 PM MDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Kiowa County, CO
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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 26, 3:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 3:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1204 PM MDT Thu Jul 26 2018 COZ058>089-093>099-271815- 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- 1204 PM MDT Thu Jul 26 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over the mountains this afternoon, with storms moving southeast across interior valleys, the I-25 Corridor and the eastern plains late this afternoon and into the evening. A few severe storms, producing heavy rain, wind gusts over 60 mph and hail up to golf ball size, will be possible over the I-25 Corridor and eastern plains today, mainly late this afternoon and into the evening hours. Any thunderstorm that forms today will be capable of producing brief heavy rainfall, wind gusts to 45 mph, hail up to nickel size and lightning. If storms move over area burn scars, flash flooding will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Daily scattered thunderstorms are expected across the mountains and plains through Sunday, with a decrease in coverage expected starting early next week. Storms each day will have the potential to produce small hail, winds to 45 mph, frequent cloud to ground lightning, and heavy rainfall. A couple of storms could be severe, with hail to the size of golf balls, and winds gusting to 60 mph. Burn scars and urban areas will continue to be at risk for flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible this afternoon and tonight across the eastern mountains and southeast plains. 50/50
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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:01 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 402 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 COZ084-085-262245- 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- 402 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT... At 402 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over northern Colorado Springs, moving south at 25 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument, Air Force Academy, Black Forest, Ellicott, Schriever AFB, Security, Falcon, Security-Widefield, Stratmoor, Gleneagle, Fort Carson, Peterson AFB and Cimarron Hills. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for east central Colorado. LAT...LON 3906 10489 3908 10465 3876 10424 3866 10476 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 340DEG 21KT 3899 10476 kam
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:16 PM MDT, 29 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
443 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0438 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW FALCON 38.91N 104.69W
07/26/2018 EL PASO CO AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED AT STETSON HILLS AND CHANHASSEN. 10
INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROAD.
&&Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:45 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 25, 6:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 19 min |
| Jul 25, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 7:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 8:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 9:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 9:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 9:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 9:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 12:02 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:54 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 11 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 39 min | |
| Jul 26, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 2:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 3:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 101 min |
| Jul 26, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 17 min |
| Jul 26, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 4:25 PM MDT | River Flood Advisory | PUB | Prowers | 18 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 4:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 89 min |
| Jul 26, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 16 min |
| Jul 26, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 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.