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Special Weather Statement for Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft; Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County above 9000Ft; Saguache County East of Continental Divide below 10000 Ft +5 more

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At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Swissvale, or 53 miles east of Gunnison, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Heavy rain, wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....

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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.

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At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Swissvale, or 53 miles east of Gunnison, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Heavy rain, wind gusts up to 45 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. Locations impacted include... Swissvale, Howard, and Waugh Mountain.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 1:21PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pueblo CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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