Severe thunderstorms produced flash flooding and a tornado near Florence as well as one inch diameter hail near Calhan during the afternoon and evening of the 25th.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced flash flooding and a tornado near Florence as well as one inch diameter hail near Calhan during the afternoon and evening of the 25th.
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 25, 3:26 PM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 426 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 424 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 UPDATED FOR INCLUSION OF SVR TSTORM WATCH FOR EL PASO CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES. ROSE && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 305 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 CURRENTLY...COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE NM BORDER THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY DRIFT BACK NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ARKANSAS RIVER BY 00Z. CONVECTION OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE RATON MESA HAS BEEN RELATIVELY WEAK SO FAR AS STORMS HAVE YET TO TAP DEEPER INSTABILITY NEAR THE KS BORDER AND FARTHER NORTH NEAR THE PALMER DIVIDE. WITH COOL AIR SLIGHTLY DEEPER THAN EXPECTED...APPEARS HIGH TEMPS WILL END UP JUST SHY OF FORECAST READINGS. TONIGHT...MESOSCALE MODELS CONTINUE TO POINT TO AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE PALMER DIVIDE HAVING THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG/SEVERE CONVECTION...THOUGH LATEST HRRR HINTS AT SOME SOME BRIEF STRONGER STORMS OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY RETREATING NORTHWARD PROVIDES SOME ENHANCED CONVERGENCE. WEAK SHORT WAVE...OVER WRN CO CURRENTLY...WILL ALSO PROVIDE SOME UPWARD MOTION AS IT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT...SUSPECT CONVECTION WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST AND COALESCE INTO AN MCS OVER NWRN KS/SRN NEB...WITH FAIRLY LARGE COLD POOL GIVING SURFACE FRONT A RENEWED SHOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS. WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND BOUNDARY MOVING BACK SOUTHWARD...WILL ONLY GRADUALLY TAPER OFF POPS THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH AT LEAST SOME ISOLATED TSRA POSSIBLE PAST MIDNIGHT. TUESDAY.. UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN...WITH STRENGTHENING S-SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM PUSHING AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO COLORADO. SURFACE FRONT WILL LIKELY STAY SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER THROUGH THE DAY...WITH E-SE FLOW PUSHING 55F-60F DEWPOINTS WESTWARD TOWARD THE I-25 CORRIDOR. WITH MOISTURE PLENTIFUL...EXPECT EARLY INITIATION OF CONVECTION WITH STORMS FIRING OVER THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE 18Z AND SPREADING QUICKLY TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY 21Z. MAIN THREAT TOMORROW OVER ALL AREAS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...THOUGH WITH CAPES OVER 1000 J/KG AND 0-6KM SHEAR OF 30-40 KTS...A SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ON THE PLAINS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. ALL IN ALL...IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY WET DAY OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO...AND WITH CLOUDS AND PRECIP FAIRLY QUICK TO DEVELOP...MAX TEMPS SHOULD COOL AT LEAST A FEW DEGF VERSUS MON READINGS. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 305 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...LATEST RUNS OF THE NAM...GFS AND EC MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEK. TUE EVENING THE TROUGH WILL BE POISED OVER NV AND UT...CONTINUING TO DRAW A STRONG MOISTURE PLUME UP ACROSS THE 4 CORNERS AND INTO CO. THE TROUGH STEADILY MARCHES TO THE EAST ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH WED AND THU...WITH THE TROUGH AXIS FINALLY REACHING THE OK AND TX PANHANDLES BY FRI MORNING. A GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE...COUPLED WITH AVAILABLE DYNAMICS AND A COLD FRONT WED EVE WILL PROVIDE FOR WIDESPREAD CONVECTION CHANCES THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH PCPN FINALLY TAPERING OFF FRI MORNING. LOOK FOR SCATTERED POPS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TUE EVE AND AGAIN WED EVE THROUGH THU...WITH PCPN LIKELY OVER THE MTS. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN COOLER THROUGH FRI WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE UPPER 70S AND 80S FOR THE PLAINS...AND 60S AND 70S FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS THE TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SW US. THIS WILL HELP A DRYING AND WARMING TREND TO TAKE HOLD OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK. PCPN CHANCES ARE FORECAST TO BE RESTRICTED TO JUST ISOLATED DIURNAL ACTIVITY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND TEMPS WILL CLIMB BACK UP INTO THE 80S NEARING 90 F FOR THE PLAINS...AND INTO THE 80S FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS. MOORE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 305 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 TSRA DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STORMS NEAR KCOS AND KPUB IN THE 22Z-02Z PERIOD...AND AROUND KALS 22Z-01Z. WITH MORE MOISTURE AVAILABLE TODAY...EXPECT LOWER CLOUD BASES AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY UNDER THE STRONGEST STORMS...AND LOCAL MVFR/BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH A COLD FRONT AND SHIFT TO NORTHEAST WINDS PUSHING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS AFTER 00Z. MAY SEE SOME IFR STRATUS ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE BY 12Z TUE...BUT HAVEN'T INCLUDED LOWER CLOUDS IN KCOS TAF AS NORTH WIND MAY KEEP CLOUDS JUST NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. ON TUE...EXPECT WIDESPREAD TSRA ALL AREAS...WITH EARLY STORM INITIATION OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY 18Z. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...MTS WILL BE OBSCURED AND MVFR CONDITIONS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...ROSE SHORT TERM...PETERSEN LONG TERM...MOORE AVIATION...PETERSEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1147 AM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-261800- 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- 1147 AM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE BY LATE EVENING. ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...AND THERE WILL BE A LOW THREAT OF A TORNADO ACROSS KIOWA AND EL PASO COUNTIES. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ON BURN SCARS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL AROUND 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS. WITH ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AND COULD THREATEN AREA BURN SCARS. OTHER STORM THREATS INCLUDE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 12000 FEET. DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...BUT SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. 10/27
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 COZ081-084-085-252330- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 431 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT...FOR THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR AREA... AT 429 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER CHIPITA PARK...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO .20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THIS STORM. HOWEVER...IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES FURTHER...THEN HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS... GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK AND CASCADE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL COLORADO. LAT...LON 3893 10502 3900 10498 3896 10481 3882 10490 TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 281DEG 15KT 3894 10498 LW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 434 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 COZ099-252300- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY CO- 434 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM MDT... AT 433 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER VILAS...OR 8 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPRINGFIELD AND VILAS. LAT...LON 3727 10241 3732 10277 3762 10263 3750 10221 TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 207DEG 13KT 3738 10247 HODANISH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 448 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 COZ077-079-083-252315- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY CO- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT CO- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT CO- 448 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM MDT... AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROYAL GORGE...OR 37 MILES WEST OF PUEBLO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FLORENCE...ROYAL GORGE AND CANON CITY. LAT...LON 3826 10529 3841 10542 3857 10524 3840 10505 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 235DEG 34KT 3838 10528 HODANISH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 454 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 COZ081-084-085-252330- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 454 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT... AT 454 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GLENEAGLE...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MONUMENT...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...PALMER LAKE...GLENEAGLE AND BLACK FOREST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL COLORADO. LAT...LON 3900 10451 3895 10493 3913 10493 3913 10451 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 269DEG 18KT 3904 10481 HODANISH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 504 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 COZ098-099-252330- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY CO-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY CO- 504 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT... AT 503 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TWO BUTTES...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TWO BUTTES AND TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR. LAT...LON 3745 10240 3745 10262 3778 10267 3777 10233 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 181DEG 18KT 3753 10251 HODANISH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
514 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2014
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0512 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE MANITOU SPRINGS 38.88N 104.87W
08/25/2014 M0.25 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM 1659 TO 1710
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PPThe Pueblo radar (KPUX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe storm brought torrential rain and flash flooding between Canon City and Florence, south of US Highway 50.
A short-lived tornado caused no known damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 2014Warnings in Colorado, August 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 540493, 538907, 538906.