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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2023, 9:44 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.
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- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023, 9:44 PM MDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2023, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
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 Aug 8, 2:45 PM MDT, 6 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:45 PM MDT, 6 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1148 AM MDT Tue Aug 8 2023 COZ058>089-093>099-091800- 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- 1148 AM MDT Tue Aug 8 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will be possible over the region today. Any storms in the mountains will be high based and produce mostly gusty winds and a few cloud to ground lightning strikes. The overall best chance of storms over the mountains today will be along the Colorado and New Mexico border region. Over the plains, Isolated storms will be possible across all of the plains. One or two storms may be strong, generally east of a line from La Junta to Kim, The overall best chance of an isolated severe storm will be over Kiowa county this evening. Strong gusty outflow winds and possibly hail to the size of quarters will be possible. Critical fire weather conditions will be possible over the eastern San Juan mountains, the San Luis valley, the Southern mountains and the southern I-25 corridor region. Due to the increasing amount of fires over the western United States, and the westerly wind flow aloft, the haze over the region will be on the increase. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Critical fire weather conditions are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening over the San Luis Valley, where gusty winds and dry conditions are forecast to persist. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms will return to the mountains on Thursday, then spread across most of southern Colorado from Friday into the weekend. The main risks from storms each day will be lightning, gusty winds to 45 mph and brief heavy rainfall. As moisture increases over the weekend, a flash flood risk may develop over recent burn scars, as storms will tend to be slow moving both days. 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 8, 5:56 PM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
556 PM MDT Tue Aug 8 2023
COZ085-086-090045-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
556 PM MDT Tue Aug 8 2023
...Strong outflow produced by a thunderstorm will impact portions of
southeastern El Paso and northeastern Pueblo Counties through 645 PM
MDT...
At 555 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow produced
by a thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Hanover, or 20 miles
northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern El
Paso and northeastern Pueblo Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3867 10405 3847 10405 3845 10406 3834 10418
3855 10471 3868 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 295DEG 16KT 3855 10433
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
PSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 7:21 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 8:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 67 min |
| Aug 8, 9:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 9:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 68 min |
| Aug 8, 10:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 10:40 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 17 min |
| Aug 9, 9:18 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 9:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 9:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 10:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 10:28 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 10:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 24 min |
| Aug 9, 11:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 11:01 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 29 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.