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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 483, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 25, 2023Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2023, 1:31 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 25, 2023, 1:31 PM MDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2023, 2:00 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 25, 11:38 AM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 11:38 AM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 11:43 AM MDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1143 AM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

COZ058>089-093>099-261745-
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-
1143 AM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Dangerous heat is expected again today, mainly for the mountain
valleys and eastern plains. Afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms are likely again today as well, some of which could
be strong to severe, especially along and north of highway 50.
Main risks with storms today will be damaging outflow winds around
60 mph and lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Dangerously high temperatures will once again be possible over
parts of the mountain valleys and plains on Wednesday. Increased
chances for showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday
afternoon into the evening, with isolated severe thunderstorms
possible for areas along the I-25 corridor. For other areas
across the eastern plains, shower and thunderstorm chances along
with the risk of severe storms are lower at this time.

Daily thunderstorm chances are expected over and near the
mountains into the weekend and early next week. The risk of heavy
rainfall and at least localized flash flooding will increase
during this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

31/31

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache37 min
Jul 25, 1:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas33 min
Jul 25, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache31 min
Jul 25, 2:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas31 min
Jul 25, 3:11 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Rio Grande and 1 more29 hr
Jul 25, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert33 min
Jul 25, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert36 min
Jul 25, 4:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 25, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB30 min
Jul 25, 5:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo29 min
Jul 25, 5:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo36 min
Jul 25, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jul 25, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo34 min
Jul 25, 5:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley33 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.