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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 29, 2025El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Mar 29, 2025, 7:55 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2025, 7:55 PM MDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2025, 8:15 PM MDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

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 Mar 29, 5:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 5:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:25 AM MDT, 15 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 29, 5:44 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 29, 6:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 29, 6:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
642 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

COZ093-094-097-300115-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
642 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OTERO...
NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM
MDT...

At 642 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Higbee, or 28 miles south of North La Junta, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Higbee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3734 10353 3760 10374 3794 10336 3777 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 214DEG 21KT 3757 10347

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Hodanish

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 7:03 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
703 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

COZ086-089-093-300130-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-Crowley County CO-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
703 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO...
SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM
MDT...

At 703 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles southwest of Fowler, or 26 miles southeast of Pueblo Airport,
moving east at 25 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...
Fowler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3791 10426 3805 10432 3816 10389 3790 10382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 258DEG 22KT 3798 10421

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

Hodanish

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 7:19 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
719 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

COZ094-097-099-300145-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO-
719 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BACA...EAST CENTRAL
LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM MDT...

At 719 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Higbee, or 24 miles southeast of North La Junta,
moving northeast at 25 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Baca,
east central Las Animas and southwestern Bent Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3744 10338 3779 10339 3794 10310 3765 10286
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 236DEG 23KT 3767 10331

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

Hodanish

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 7:55 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
755 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

COZ084-085-300215-
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-
755 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM MDT...

At 750 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of precipitation
over northern El Paso county. This area of precipitation will
consist of small hail, snow and rain. An occasional rumble of
thunder will also be possible. The snow and hail may accumulate in
areas, especially over the higher terrain of the Palmer Divide in
northern El Paso county. The activity was moving to the northeast at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Black Forest, Peyton, Falcon, Cimarron Hills, Peterson Space Force
Base, and Colorado Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3910 10432 3876 10466 3887 10488 3913 10474
      3913 10441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 212DEG 16KT 3896 10470

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hodanish

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 29, 6:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	36 min
Mar 29, 6:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	33 min
Mar 29, 7:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	27 min
Mar 29, 7:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	26 min
Mar 29, 8:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	29 min
Mar 29, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	29 min
Mar 30, 3:06 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more	24 hr
Mar 30, 3:06 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 3 more	42 hr
Mar 30, 1:50 PM MDT	High Wind Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano and 6 more	24 hr

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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.