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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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Royal Gorge, or 33 miles southwest of Colorado Springs. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief half inch hail and torrential rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could...
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 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Royal Gorge, or 33 miles southwest of Colorado Springs. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Heavy rainfall could cause ponding of water on paved road surfaces, washouts on dirt roads, and quick runoff causing high flows in area creeks, streams and normally dry washouts. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Fremont County over the Wilson Creek centered around 10 miles north of Royal Gorge.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 2:20PM 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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