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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 14, 2019Huerfano County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2019, 3:36 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 2019, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2019, 4:00 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO

County Huerfano 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 Jul 14, 2:59 PM MDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 2:59 PM MDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 11:58 AM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:03 PM MDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
303 PM MDT Sun Jul 14 2019

COZ084-142130-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
303 PM MDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM MDT...

At 303 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Peyton, or 23 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving northeast
at 25 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Calhan, Ramah and Peyton.

Those attending the El Paso County Fair are in the path of this
storm and should prepare for IMMINENT DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3896 10407 3889 10453 3906 10461 3913 10443
      3913 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 246DEG 20KT 3901 10445

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:36 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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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 13, 6:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	38 min
Jul 13, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	51 min
Jul 14, 3:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	27 min
Jul 14, 3:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jul 14, 3:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	2 hr
Jul 14, 3:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
Jul 14, 4:05 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	2 hr
Jul 14, 4:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Costilla, Huerfano	118 min
Jul 14, 4:38 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Costilla, Huerfano	80 min
Jul 14, 4:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	29 min
Jul 14, 4:49 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Chaffee	116 min
Jul 14, 5:08 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Chaffee	110 min
Jul 14, 5:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	26 min
Jul 14, 5:56 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Pueblo	64 min

Nearby

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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.