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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 5, 2024Fremont County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2024, 3:34 PM MDT for Fremont County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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 5, 2024, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2024, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Fremont 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.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 2:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 11:25 AM MDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 12:43 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1243 PM MDT Mon Aug 5 2024

COZ074-088-051915-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
1243 PM MDT Mon Aug 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
THROUGH 115 PM MDT...

At 1243 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stonewall, or 22 miles west of Trinidad, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Segundo, Boncarbo, and Weston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3722 10506 3731 10493 3723 10463 3699 10479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 298DEG 10KT 3720 10491

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:34 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
334 PM MDT Mon Aug 5 2024

COZ072-076-077-052200-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft CO-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft CO-
Northwestern Fremont County  Above 8500Ft CO-
334 PM MDT Mon Aug 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM MDT...

At 333 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
producing very heavy rain near Coaldale, or 58 miles southwest of
Colorado Springs, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and localized heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Coaldale, Cotopaxi, and Howard.

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 3835 10584 3850 10586 3852 10568 3834 10566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 266DEG 11KT 3842 10577

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 12:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla32 min
Aug 5, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont31 min
Aug 5, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Aug 5, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont26 min
Aug 5, 5:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Aug 5, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo30 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.