Special Weather Statement for Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
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- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Observed
What is happening
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Schriever Space Force Base, or 19 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Schriever Space Force Base, or 19 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Eastern Colorado Springs, Fountain, Calhan, Ramah, Truckton, Yoder, Black Forest, Ellicott, Peyton, Security, Security-Widefield, Falcon, Fort Carson, Schriever Space Force Base, Cimarron Hills, Peterson Space Force Base, Rush, and Stratmoor.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 4:11PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
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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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