Special Weather Statement for Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft, Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft
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What is happening
At 1244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Waugh Mountain, or 44 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief pea size hail and torrential rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow...
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 1244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Waugh Mountain, or 44 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief pea size hail and torrential rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Ponding of water on roadways, minor washouts, and quick runoff causing high flows in creeks, streams and normally dry washes will be possible. Locations impacted include... Waugh Mountain.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 12:47PM 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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