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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 1, 2024El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2024, 6:51 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2024, 6:51 PM MDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2024, 7:15 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:07 PM MDT, 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
607 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

COZ093-097-020030-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
607 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL OTERO AND WEST
CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MDT...

At 607 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of North La Junta, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size 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...
Las Animas and John Martin Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3778 10352 3793 10359 3810 10312 3787 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 252DEG 34KT 3790 10340

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:20 PM MDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:24 PM MDT, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
624 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

COZ084-085-020100-
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-
624 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
THROUGH 700 PM MDT...

At 623 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hanover, or 25 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving west at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Schriever Space Force Base.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3879 10427 3861 10429 3865 10457 3888 10453
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 095DEG 9KT 3871 10438

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:35 PM MDT, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
635 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

COZ093-095-097-020100-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Western Kiowa County CO-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
635 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN OTERO...
SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA AND NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM
MDT...

At 635 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Las Animas, or 10 miles east of North La Junta,
moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size 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...
Las Animas, Blue Lake, John Martin Reservoir, and Fort Lyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3789 10331 3800 10347 3829 10325 3809 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 224DEG 18KT 3802 10335

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:47 PM MDT, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:51 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
651 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

COZ085-020115-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
651 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM MDT...

At 651 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
southeastern Colorado Springs, moving southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Fountain, Hanover, Truckton, Schriever Space Force Base, and
Security-Widefield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10468 3887 10460 3879 10412 3853 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 041DEG 6KT 3878 10470

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 6:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	23 min
Aug 1, 6:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	25 min
Aug 1, 6:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
Aug 1, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	25 min
Aug 1, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	28 min
Aug 1, 6:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	37 min
Aug 1, 6:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	32 min
Aug 1, 7:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	29 min
Aug 1, 7:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	29 min
Aug 1, 7:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	26 min
Aug 1, 7:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	25 min
Aug 1, 7:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	34 min
Aug 1, 7:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	29 min
Aug 1, 7:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
Aug 1, 7:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	38 min
Aug 1, 7:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	32 min
Aug 1, 8:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	27 min
Aug 1, 8:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	44 min
Aug 2, 2:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	37 min
Aug 2, 2:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	32 min
Aug 2, 3:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	26 min
Aug 2, 3:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	32 min
Aug 2, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	31 min
Aug 2, 4:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	33 min
Aug 2, 5:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	23 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.