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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 10, 2025Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2025, 8:59 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 10, 2025, 8:59 PM MDT (02:59 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2025, 9:30 PM MDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40

County Las Animas 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 Aug 10, 5:52 PM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 5:52 PM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 11:30 AM MDT, 9 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1130 AM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

COZ058>089-093>099-111730-
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-
1130 AM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Severe storms are expected once again this afternoon and evening,
mainly from I-25 eastward across the plains. Large hail up to 1.5
inches in diameter, damaging winds around 70 mph, an isolated
tornado, and periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will be the
main storm hazards.

Showers and thunderstorms will likely push off the higher terrain
between 1 and 2 PM, consolidate as a line along the I-25 Corridor then
push east across the eastern plains through the evening. Given
the multiple rounds of hail and rain that fell across portions of
the plains Saturday evening, flash flooding of flood prone areas
will be a concern.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Thunderstorm coverage and strength begin to decrease on Monday,
with storms widespread over the southern Sangres and along the
southern I-25 corridor, while the remainder of the area sees only
scattered activity. The main hazards from storms on Monday will
be lightning, small hail and briefly gusty winds. After Monday,
isolated thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening
through the week, mainly over the mountains. Most of these storms
will be weak and short-lived, producing lightning and gusty winds
but only brief rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SKELLY/SKELLY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 3:46 PM MDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
346 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

COZ085-086-102230-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
346 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO AND NORTH
CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 346 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Fountain, or 19 miles southeast of Colorado
Springs, moving east at 15 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...
Fountain and Hanover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3854 10477 3866 10470 3871 10438 3857 10435
      3845 10437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 274DEG 13KT 3859 10463

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

kam

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:58 PM MDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
358 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 PM     Hail             12 S Trinidad           37.00N 104.48W
08/10/2025  M1.50 Inch       Las Animas         CO   Public

&&

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:43 PM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
443 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

COZ085-102300-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
443 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM MDT...

At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Truckton, or 38 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving east at 15
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...
Yoder, Truckton, and Rush.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3862 10406 3864 10422 3886 10423 3886 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 270DEG 15KT 3874 10409

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

kam

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:48 PM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
448 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

COZ074-088-102330-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
448 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
THROUGH 530 PM MDT...

At 448 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Segundo, or 22 miles southwest of Trinidad, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Segundo and Weston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3704 10500 3727 10477 3700 10456 3699 10497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 238DEG 25KT 3702 10488

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Hodanish

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
457 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

COZ085-086-102345-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
457 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND
NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MDT...

At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hanover, or 23 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving east 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern El
Paso and northeastern Pueblo Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
southeastern and east central Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3855 10405 3850 10407 3850 10442 3869 10439
      3869 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 270DEG 17KT 3860 10431

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

kam

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
458 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

COZ094-102345-
Eastern Las Animas County CO-
458 PM MDT Sun Aug 10 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM MDT...

At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 20 miles northwest of Kim to near Branson.
Movement was east at 30 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...
Kim.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3763 10308 3701 10339 3701 10384 3753 10360
      3764 10320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 258DEG 26KT 3748 10356 3699 10382

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

Hodanish

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	25 min
Aug 10, 7:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	45 min
Aug 10, 7:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
Aug 10, 7:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	37 min
Aug 10, 7:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	29 min
Aug 10, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	28 min
Aug 10, 8:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	34 min
Aug 10, 8:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	31 min
Aug 10, 8:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	17 min
Aug 10, 8:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	32 min
Aug 10, 10:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	37 min
Aug 10, 10:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	24 min
Aug 10, 11:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	28 min
Aug 11, 2:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		33 min
Aug 11, 2:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	35 min
Aug 11, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		31 min
Aug 11, 4:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	43 min
Aug 11, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	37 min
Aug 11, 4:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	38 min
Aug 11, 5:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	33 min
Aug 11, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	30 min
Aug 11, 5:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	34 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.