Special Weather Statement for Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
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What you need to know
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- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
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What is happening
At 135 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cokedale, or 7 miles west of Trinidad, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, brief pea size hail and torrential rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
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.
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Bulletin details
At 135 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cokedale, or 7 miles west of Trinidad, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, brief pea size hail and torrential rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Quick runoff will cause ponding of water on roadways and quick rises in creeks, streams and normally dry washes. Locations impacted include... Trinidad, Cokedale, Starkville, and Boncarbo.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 1:36PM 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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