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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 8, 2023El Paso County, Colorado

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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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, Aug 8, 11:48 AM MDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
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.

&&

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley24 min
Aug 8, 6:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo40 min
Aug 8, 7:21 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa39 min
Aug 8, 8:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa67 min
Aug 8, 9:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa26 min
Aug 8, 9:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa, Prowers68 min
Aug 8, 10:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Aug 8, 10:40 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa17 min
Aug 9, 9:18 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa27 min
Aug 9, 9:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa25 min
Aug 9, 9:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa26 min
Aug 9, 10:14 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa31 min
Aug 9, 10:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers32 min
Aug 9, 10:36 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers24 min
Aug 9, 11:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers30 min
Aug 9, 11:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers29 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.