Special Weather Statement for Eastern Las Animas County
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Eastern Las Animas County
- Effective
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- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 204 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Branson, or 23 miles north of Des Moines, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief half inch hail and torrential rainfall SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 204 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Branson, or 23 miles north of Des Moines, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief half inch hail and torrential rainfall SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Ponding of water on roadways and quick rises in area creeks, streams and normally dry washes will be possible. Locations impacted include... Branson.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 2:05PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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