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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2019, 2:44 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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 21, 2019, 2:44 PM MDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2019, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
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</html>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 21, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 11:11 AM MDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1111 AM MDT Sun Jul 21 2019 COZ058>089-093>099-221715- 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- 1111 AM MDT Sun Jul 21 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through tonight across the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. The main threat with thunderstorms today will be locally heavy rainfall with the potential to cause flash flooding, especially for susceptible burn scars such as Junkins, Spring and Hayden Pass. A Flash Flood Watch has been posted for this afternoon through late tonight for these more susceptible burn scars. Other locations which received heavy rainfall yesterday will also be prone to more localized flash flooding should they receive additional heavy rainfall this afternoon or tonight. One or two thunderstorms across the southeast mountains and plains could become severe this afternoon and evening with the potential to produce hail up to the size of half dollars, wind gusts up to 70 mph and lightning. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across the western mountains today where gusty winds and lightning will be the primary storm threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Isolated to numerous primarily afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, favoring higher terrain locations, will be possible each day from Monday into Saturday. The primary threats with thunderstorms will be locally heavy rainfall, lightning, and wind gusts around 50 mph. There will also be a risk for flash flooding on recent burn scars such as Spring, Junkins and Hayden Pass. Finally, any stronger storms will be capable of generating hail to around the size of nickels. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible across the southeast mountains and plains this afternoon and tonight. 12/12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:28 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 228 PM MDT Sun Jul 21 2019 COZ076-081-083-212100- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County CO- Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft CO-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft CO- 228 PM MDT Sun Jul 21 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FREMONT AND SOUTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT... At 228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cripple Creek, or 21 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving south at 5 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cripple Creek and Victor. LAT...LON 3877 10529 3877 10508 3862 10507 3863 10528 TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 011DEG 6KT 3872 10519 28
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:44 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 244 PM MDT Sun Jul 21 2019 COZ084-085-212115- 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- 244 PM MDT Sun Jul 21 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM MDT... At 243 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over southeastern Colorado Springs, moving south at 10 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Southeastern Colorado Springs, Fountain, Schriever AFB, Peterson AFB, Security-Widefield and Cimarron Hills. 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. && LAT...LON 3887 10473 3892 10454 3872 10439 3864 10471 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 341DEG 7KT 3883 10462 29
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 20, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 65 min |
| Jul 20, 6:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 6:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 7:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 22 min |
| Jul 20, 8:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 8:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 9:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:51 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 3:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 118 min |
| Jul 21, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 4:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 5:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 55 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.