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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 16, 2020Crowley County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2020, 9:06 PM MDT for Crowley County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 16, 2020, 9:06 PM MDT (03:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2020, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Crowley County, CO

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 16, 8:17 PM MDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 8:17 PM MDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 11:06 AM MDT, 10 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1106 AM MDT Sun Aug 16 2020

COZ058>089-093>099-171715-
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-
1106 AM MDT Sun Aug 16 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected to develop over the higher terrain today
between noon and 1 pm, then gradually move across the southeast
plains through the late afternoon and evening.

Storms over the mountains will be capable of producing cloud to
ground lightning, wind gusts up to 50 mph, small hail, and
locally heavy rainfall. Burn scar flash flooding will be possible
over the Spring, Junkins, Decker and Hayden Pass burn scars if a
stronger storm impacts these areas.

As thunderstorms move into the southeast plains and encounter
greater moisture and instability, a few storms may become strong
to severe this afternoon and evening, producing wind gusts in
excess of 60 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls. An
isolated landspout tornado will be possible, particularly near the
Kansas border. The stronger storms today are more likely to occur
east of the I-25 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Daily scattered afternoon thunderstorms are expected over the
higher terrain through the forecast period. Meanwhile, isolated
thunderstorms are anticipated over the plains from Wednesday
through Saturday, with the best chances being on Thursday. The
primary risks with any storms will be lightning and gusty outflow
winds. A few of the stronger storms may also produce small hail
and locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

31/SKELLY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:43 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
643 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0642 PM     HAIL             4 SSE MANZANOLA         38.05N 103.84W
08/16/2020  M1.00 INCH       OTERO              CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 7:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
733 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2020

COZ093-094-170200-
Eastern Las Animas County CO-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
733 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO AND
NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM MDT...

At 732 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Higbee, or 24 miles south of North La Junta,
moving south at 10 mph.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Otero
and northeastern Las Animas Counties.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3770 10363 3765 10344 3744 10351 3751 10375
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 019DEG 6KT 3763 10357

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 7:35 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 8:29 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 8:45 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:06 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
Aug 16, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano29 min
Aug 16, 6:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero23 min
Aug 16, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley32 min
Aug 16, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero33 min
Aug 16, 6:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero43 min
Aug 16, 6:43 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBOtero20 min
Aug 16, 7:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero18 min
Aug 16, 7:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero27 min
Aug 16, 7:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero25 min
Aug 16, 8:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca45 min
Aug 16, 9:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa37 min
Aug 17, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee45 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.