Special Weather Statement for Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- La Junta Vicinity/Otero County, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 205 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Delhi, or 37 miles north of Trinidad, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief penny 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 205 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Delhi, or 37 miles north of Trinidad, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief penny 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. Quick runoff may cause ponding of water on roads and quick rises in creeks, streams and normally dry washes. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of western Otero, north central Las Animas and southeastern Pueblo Counties.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 2:06PM 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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