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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 2, 2022Alamosa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2022, 3:48 PM MDT for Alamosa County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 2, 2022, 3:48 PM MDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2022, 4:15 PM MDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 40

County Alamosa 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 Aug 2, 3:34 PM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:34 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 11:46 AM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1146 AM MDT Tue Aug 2 2022

COZ058>089-093>099-031800-
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-
1146 AM MDT Tue Aug 2 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and
evening across the higher terrain, while more isolated to scattered
activity is forecast along the I-25 Corridor. A few thunderstorms
will be possible across the far eastern plains later tonight. Main
impact concerns will be gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph, and
periods of moderate to heavy rainfall that could produce flash
flooding over high risk areas. There could also be some small hail
and dangerous cloud to ground lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Daily shower and thunderstorm activity increases through the
upcoming weekend. Rain, heavy at times, is possible primarily
Saturday and Sunday, where flash flooding over area burn scars,
urban corridors, and saturated soils may occur.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

STEWARD/RODRIGUEZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
240 PM MDT Tue Aug 2 2022

COZ067-068-022115-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft CO-
Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft CO-
240 PM MDT Tue Aug 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Mineral
County through 315 PM MDT...

At 239 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles north of Pagosa Springs, or 36 miles north of Dulce, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Mineral County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3755 10713 3768 10695 3741 10677 3739 10685
      3739 10712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 243DEG 22KT 3746 10707

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:18 PM MDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:39 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:48 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
Aug 1, 6:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	35 min
Aug 2, 2:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Mineral	35 min
Aug 2, 3:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Rio Grande	27 min
Aug 2, 3:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Conejos	36 min
Aug 2, 4:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Conejos	24 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.