Slow-moving storms produced flash flooding with rainfall amounts of over 5 inches along State Highway 115 southwest of Colorado Springs.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Slow-moving storms produced flash flooding with rainfall amounts of over 5 inches along State Highway 115 southwest of Colorado Springs.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 3, 1:55 PM MST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 249 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...FLASH FLOODING THREAT FOR THE BURN SCARS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SFC DEW POINTS IN THE 60S. THIS IS BEING ADVECTED IN BY LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW. CLOUD COVER HAS HUNG IN LONGER ACROSS THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON BUT IS ERODING ON WESTWARD EDGE WHICH SHOULD ERODE CIN FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. MEANWHILE...MONSOON PLUME CONTINUES TO LAY ACROSS THE REGION CAUGHT UP IN SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND WEST SIDE OF SFC HIGH AND SFC DEW POINT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ARE QUITE RESPECTABLE...IN THE 40S WITH SOME LOWER 30S ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEY OF LAKE/CHAFFEE COUNTIES. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS WITH MODELS SUGGESTING ONE OR MORE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES TAKING SHAPE AROUND 03Z BEFORE DROPPING TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST KS AND TX/OK PANHANDLES TOWARDS MORNING. SPC MESO ANALYSIS AS OF 18Z SHOWING 2000+ J/KG OF CAPE. 0-6KM SHEARS WILL BE RUNNING AROUND 30-35 KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR. THUS...MULTICELL STORMS WILL PROBABLY BE THE MAIN STORM THREAT...THOUGH COULD NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SUPERCELL ESPECIALLY WHERE LOW LEVEL EASTERLIES MAXIMIZE. THIS WOULD MOST LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...PARTICULARLY KIOWA COUNTY. OF POTENTIALLY EQUAL OR GREATER CONCERN WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ON THE BURN SCARS...PARTICULARLY WALDO AND BLACK FOREST. SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE FLOW COMBINED WITH HEATING...AND WEAK SHORTWAVE ENERGY EMBEDDED IN MONSOON PLUME ALOFT SHOULD TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION THROUGH 2 PM...WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF TO THE EAST ACROSS THE WALDO AND BLACK FOREST BURN SCARS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. A MYRIAD OF SHORT RANGE HIGH RES MODELS SHOW THIS...THOUGH WITH VARYING TIMING. OF COURSE...HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE IN THE MODELS AND HAD STORMS MIRACULOUSLY SPARE THE BURN SCARS...BUT DEW POINTS SO HIGH (40S AND 50S) THREAT SHOULD BE FAIRLY HIGH TODAY. FLASH FLOOD WATCH STILL LOOKS ON TRACK. THINK THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM...BUT HRRR OCCASIONALLY SHOWS ANOTHER ROUND MOVING OFF AROUND 04Z SO WILL MAINTAIN THE MIDNIGHT END TIME OF THE WATCH FOR NOW. FREQUENTLY THE HRRR OVERESTIMATES THE INTENSITY OF ANY TRAILING ROUNDS OF CONVECTION. THE WEST FORK BURN SCAR IS ALSO UNDER THE GUN TODAY FOR FLASH FLOODING...THOUGH THREAT DOES NOT LOOK AS HIGH AS YESTERDAY. WITH PRECIP WATERS RUNNING AROUND 150% OF NORMAL ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CO...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING SHOULD IT IMPACT THE WEST FORK BURN SCAR. SO WILL BE MONITORING THIS REGION AS WELL. OVERNIGHT...ACTIVITY SHOULD SHIFT EASTWARD AND EXIT THE AREA WITH STRATUS SPREADING/DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY WILL BE HUMID AGAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH DEW POINTS IN THE 50S AND 60S IN THE MORNING AND MONSOON PLUME STILL OVER THE REGION. MODELS SUGGEST LESS CONVECTION TOMORROW...AND EVEN DRY SFC DEW POINTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MTS A LITTLE IN THE AFTERNOON STILL LOOKING AT CAPES AROUND 1500 J/KG ACROSS THE FAR EAST PLAINS AND WITH MONSOON PLUME STILL OVERHEAD...AT LEAST THE TYPICAL SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. BURN SCARS WILL BE UNDER THE GUN AGAIN AS USUAL...BUT THREAT APPEARS A LITTLE LOWER THAN TODAY...SO WILL NOT HOIST ANY WATCHES AT THIS TIME. LATER SHIFTS CAN GET A LOOK AT THE LATEST RUNS AND REASSESS. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES TOMORROW SHOULD SKEW SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN THOSE OF TODAY. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 249 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SEASONAL MONSOON WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH NEXT WEEK... MOIST PATTERN WILL CONTINUE. SOUTHWEST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE AIM AT SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONALLY...A LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE US...WILL SEND SURFACE BOUNDARIES SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AT TIMES...BACKING THE MOISTURE UP AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS. THIS PATTERN SHOULD KEEP PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE PLAINS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. ALSO...PERIODS OF ENHANCED UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE BOUNDARIES WILL HELP TO LIFT THE AIR AND SQUEEZE OUT THE PRECIPITATION ON A MORE WIDESPREAD BASIS ACROSS THE AREA. SO...ALL SEEMS IN PLACE FOR A RATHER WET PERIOD ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE EACH DAY OF NEXT WEEK. SPECIFICS OF THE FORECAST ARE DIFFICULT BUT INDICATIONS ARE THAT WE COULD SEE CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES AFFECTING THE PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS...A MORE WIDESPREAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...AND THEN MORE SCATTERED PRECIPITATION AGAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. ALL OF THESE DETAILS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. STAY TUNED. LW && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 249 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT ALL THREE TAF SITES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH KCOS HAVING THE GREATEST RISK. WILL CARRY A TEMPO GROUP FROM 21Z TO 01Z TODAY FOR KCOS AND ADJUST AS NECESSARY BASED ON RADAR TRENDS. KPUB AND KALS ALSO CARRY A THREAT FOR -TSRA BUT WILL MAINTAIN VCTS FOR NOW UNTIL RADAR TRENDS BECOME MORE CLEAR. LOCAL ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH MVFR CIGS/VIS WITH TSRA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK ALSO LIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS INCLUDING THE KCOS AND KPUB TAF SITES...BUT RISK AT THIS POINT LOOKS TOO LOW TO MENTION GS OR GUSTS OVER 50 KTS IN THE TAF. THIS TOO WILL BE MONITORED. KALS WILL SEE POTENTIAL FOR -TSRA IN VCNTY AFTER 20Z. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH MVFR CIGS/VIS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY THERE AS WELL BUT WITH LESS OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXPECT -TSRA THREAT TO DIMINISH AFTER 02Z WITH KCOS AND KPUB SEEING MVFR TO IFR STRATUS MOVING IN AFTER 06Z. THIS WILL PERSIST UNTIL 15-16Z...FOR KPUB...AND UNTIL AT LEAST 17Z FOR KCOS. -KT && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR COZ081-082-084- 085. && SHORT TERM...KT LONG TERM...LW AVIATION...KT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 340 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-042145- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 340 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 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 ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS EVENING. STORMS ON THE PLAINS COULD BE SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ELSEWHERE...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES...MAINLY IN AND NEAR THE WALDO CANYON AND BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR AREAS. THE OTHER BURN SCAR AREAS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO COULD ALSO SEE FLASH FLOODING IF A STRONG ENOUGH STORM MOVES THROUGH. ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF WEATHER ALERTS...ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE MONSOON PLUME IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. WITH THIS PLUME REMAINING OVER THE AREA...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR EVERY DAY OVER THE REGION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE ACTIVITY OVER THE PLAINS WILL RANGE FROM ISOLATED TO SCATTERED. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. ANY STORM WHICH PRODUCES HEAVY RAIN AND MOVES OVER ANY OF THE RECENT BURN SCARS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO...BUT ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. 31/50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 436 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ094-099-040000- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 436 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 435 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTH OF KIM...OR 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 446 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ067-068-040100- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 446 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WEST FORK COMPLEX SCARS IN MINERAL COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ABOUT 2 OR 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY START TO RESULT IN SOME MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEMS. IF THE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...A FLOOD ADVISORY OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED ON SHORT NOTICE. STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 504 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ081-084-085-032330- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- 504 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EAST CENTRAL TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES...THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. AT 458 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHIPITA PARK...OR 11 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CASCADE. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. MANITOU SPRINGS. EXTREME WEST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS. HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG HIGHWAY 24 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 291 THROUGH 297. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF .15 WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 530 PM IF THE STORM MAINTAINS IS CURRENT TRACK AND STRENGTH. HOWEVER HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL FALL JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE WALDO BURN SCAR. THOSE IN AND NEAR THE WALDO NEED TO MAINTAIN A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING IN CASE THIS STORM INTENSIFIES OR MOVES SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 529 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ067-068-040130- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 529 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS HEADED FOR THE WEST FORK COMPLEX BURN SCARS. THIS NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF RAINFALL. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEMS...BUT MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED. IF THIS STORM DEVELOPS MORE THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED... A FLOOD ADVISORY OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED ON SHORT NOTICE. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 535 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ081-085-086-040000- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- 535 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES...SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS. EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 532 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SECURITY...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS. SECURITY. FOUNTAIN. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 556 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 COZ076-077-079-081-083-086-040115- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- 556 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES...CANON CITY TO PUEBLO. AT 550 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 11 MILES NORTH OF PENROSE...OR 17 MILES WEST OF MIDWAY...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROYAL GORGE. CANON CITY. FLORENCE. PENROSE. PUEBLO WEST. PUEBLO RESERVOIR. PUEBLO. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Red Rock Valley, just off of State Highway 115, sustained damage, as water, rocks and other debris flowed through the area. Several roads and driveways were washed out.
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