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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 15, 2024El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2024, 2:11 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jul 15, 2024, 2:11 PM MDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2024, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
50

County El Paso County, CO

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 11:27 AM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 11:27 AM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 11:28 AM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1128 AM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024

COZ058>089-093>099-161730-
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-
1128 AM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Increasing coverage of showers and thunderstorms is expected across
the area today. Storms will fire over and near the higher terrain
early this afternoon before pushing east. Main impact concerns will
be damaging outflow winds to around 60 mph and frequent cloud to
ground lightning. Weaker storms over the mountains will still be
capable of producing moderate to heavy rainfall, frequent
lightning, and outflow gusts to 45 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous from Tuesday
through the end of the work week. Showers and thunderstorms, along
with severe weather, are expected to return to the plains Tuesday
into Tuesday night. The primary threats Tuesday will be damaging
winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall with possible flash
flooding. Several more rounds of thunderstorms are expected into
the late week with a threat of flash flooding each day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GARBEROGLIO/RODRIGUEZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 12:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:11 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
211 PM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024

COZ084-085-152045-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
211 PM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH
245 PM MDT...

At 211 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cimarron Hills, or 8 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving east
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Colorado Springs, Schriever Space Force Base, Falcon, Cimarron Hills,
and Peterson Space Force Base.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3884 10480 3899 10475 3898 10441 3870 10449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 281DEG 11KT 3890 10469

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo33 min
Jul 14, 8:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
Jul 15, 12:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont23 min
Jul 15, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller25 min
Jul 15, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo31 min
Jul 15, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo32 min
Jul 15, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso56 min
Jul 15, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley, Pueblo27 min
Jul 15, 3:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo34 min
Jul 15, 4:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley29 min
Jul 15, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero34 min
Jul 15, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley30 min
Jul 15, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero30 min
Jul 15, 5:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero26 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.