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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 23, 2025Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Apr 23, 2025, 1:49 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Apr 23, 2025, 1:49 PM MDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2025, 2:15 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Otero 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 Apr 23, 12:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 12:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 12:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1205 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025

COZ058>089-093>099-241815-
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-
1205 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible across southern
Colorado this afternoon and evening. Storms will initially fire over
the mountains and move east across the I-25 producing gusty outflow
winds up to 45 mph and lightning.

Over the southeast plains, generally east of a line from Haswell
to La Junta across Bent, Prowers and Kiowa counties, a few strong
to severe storms may develop after 2 pm, with a higher chance of
strong to severe storms moving east through the evening. The main
risks from storms will be hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter and
damaging outflow winds to 65 mph, with an increasing threat of
tornadoes going into the evening hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which could
be strong to severe, will be possible across southeast Colorado on
Thursday. The main risks with storms on Thursday will be hail up
to 1 inch and wind gusts up to 60 mph.

Showers and weak thunderstorms will also be possible on Friday, with
a low end chance that some some storms may become strong. The most
likely risks with storms on Friday will be lightning, small pea
sized hail, and winds gusting to 40 mph.

For Friday, high fire danger will be possible across the San Luis
Valley and the fire danger through will spread east from the San
Luis Valley into portions of the I-25 corridor Saturday. For Sunday
into Monday, critical fire weather conditions will be possible
for most of south central and southeast Colorado. Please avoid
activities that could start a fire from Friday through the Monday
time period!

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

23/23

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 1:49 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
149 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025

COZ094-232015-
Eastern Las Animas County CO-
149 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

At 149 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles northwest of Kim, or 36 miles south of North La Junta, moving
northeast at 15 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Las
Animas County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3738 10345 3743 10358 3764 10351 3755 10323
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 208DEG 13KT 3745 10349

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

Simcoe

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent30 min
Apr 23, 2:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent29 min
Apr 23, 2:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero34 min
Apr 23, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers33 min
Apr 23, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent23 min
Apr 23, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas36 min
Apr 23, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent32 min
Apr 23, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas27 min
Apr 23, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers30 min
Apr 23, 5:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero34 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.