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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2025, 2:00 PM MDT for Fremont County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2025, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2025, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Fremont County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 413 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 27, 11:44 AM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 11:44 AM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1152 AM MDT Tue May 27 2025 COZ058>089-093>099-281800- 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- 1152 AM MDT Tue May 27 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop over the mountains this afternoon and spread into the adjacent valleys and plains during the late afternoon and evening. One or two strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible along the I-25 corridor and southeast plains, with hail around 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts around 60 mph possible. The primary window for severe thunderstorms will be from 4 PM to 10 PM. A couple rounds of thunderstorms will continue into the overnight hours for the far east plains where a few strong storms will be possible through 2 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue for Wednesday and Thursday across much of southern Colorado. Hail, wind and locally heavy rainfall will all be possible. The potential for severe storms is elevated both days. More isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible Friday through Monday, mainly across the higher terrain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible over portions of the region. 31/31
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 27, 1:42 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
142 PM MDT Tue May 27 2025
COZ060>062-065-072-272015-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft CO-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide below 10000 Ft CO-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft CO-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft CO-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft CO-
142 PM MDT Tue May 27 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CHAFFEE AND
NORTHEASTERN SAGUACHE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...
At 140 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Poncha Springs, or 43 miles east of Gunnison, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail. A brief period of heavy rain will also be
likely.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Be alert for
water and rocks over Poncha Pass.
Locations impacted include...
Poncha Pass.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3846 10622 3849 10613 3842 10604 3833 10615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 321DEG 8KT 3844 10613
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
HodanishSpecial weather statement, May 27, 2:00 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
200 PM MDT Tue May 27 2025
COZ076-077-081-083-085-272030-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft CO-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County CO-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft CO-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
200 PM MDT Tue May 27 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FREMONT...
SOUTHEASTERN TELLER AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM
MDT...
At 159 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Victor, or 19 miles southwest of Colorado Springs,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Victor, Royal Gorge, and Canon City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 10540 3878 10508 3857 10483 3839 10527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 326DEG 23KT 3868 10512
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HodanishThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 33 min |
| May 27, 2:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 27 min |
| May 27, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 38 min |
| May 27, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 20 min |
| May 27, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 44 min |
| May 27, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| May 27, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.