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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 7, 2023Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2023, 12:44 AM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 7, 2023, 12:44 AM MDT (06:44 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2023, 1:15 AM MDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Kiowa County, CO

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 11:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 11:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 11:10 AM MDT, 13 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1110 AM MDT Sun Aug 6 2023

COZ058>089-093>099-071715-
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-
1110 AM MDT Sun Aug 6 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

One or two severe thunderstorms are possible over the southeast
plains late this afternoon and evening. Although storm coverage
will not be as great as yesterday, strong deep-layer wind shear
remains in place over the region, and there will likely be enough
instability for thunderstorms to develop once again, especially
late this afternoon and evening. The best chance for severe storms
will be over northern El Paso county, Kiowa county and Las Animas
county.

Although only isolated severe storms are expected, given the
strong wind shear, any thunderstorm that develops could be quite
intense. Hail to 2 inches in diameter, wind gusts to 70 mph and a
tornado could occur, with the greatest threat of tornado activity
occurring on the Palmer Divide.

Critical fire weather conditions will be possible over the San
Luis Valley today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible each
afternoon the rest of this week. Monday through Wednesday will see
activity mostly confined to the Palmer Divide and the far eastern
border, while late Wednesday and onwards most of the activity
will be over the higher terrain.

Critical fire weather conditions will be possible each afternoon
through at least Wednesday due to gusty winds and dry conditions.
The greatest areas of concern will be the San Luis Valley and the
Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Hodanish

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 10:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1013 PM MDT Sun Aug 6 2023

COZ081-084-085-070500-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
1013 PM MDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern El Paso
County through 1100 PM MDT...

At 1013 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Black Forest to Air Force Academy.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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.

Locations impacted include...
Colorado Springs, Monument, Air Force Academy, Black Forest, Peyton,
Gleneagle, Schriever Space Force Base, Falcon, Cimarron Hills and
Peterson Space Force Base.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3901 10427 3873 10460 3895 10498 3913 10477
      3913 10468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 291DEG 23KT 3908 10474 3898 10485

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KT

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 10:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 10:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 12:12 AM MDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 12:44 AM 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 6, 6:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	15 min
Aug 6, 8:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	25 min
Aug 6, 9:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Douglas	38 min
Aug 6, 9:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	51 min
Aug 6, 10:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	42 min
Aug 6, 10:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Otero	41 min
Aug 6, 10:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	47 min
Aug 6, 10:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	48 min
Aug 6, 10:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	50 min
Aug 6, 10:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	30 min
Aug 6, 11:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	28 min
Aug 7, 12:12 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	33 min
Aug 7, 4:01 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas and 4 more	11 hr
Aug 7, 2:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Aug 7, 2:38 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas and 4 more	29 hr
Aug 7, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	35 min
Aug 7, 4:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	30 min
Aug 7, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		30 min
Aug 7, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		45 min
Aug 7, 5:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	49 min
Aug 7, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Aug 7, 5:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	31 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.