Special Weather Statement for Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
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What is happening
At 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Aguilar, or 24 miles northwest of Trinidad, moving west at 5 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...
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 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Aguilar, or 24 miles northwest of Trinidad, moving west at 5 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. Locally heavy rain may cause washouts on secondary roads, and ponding of water on paved road surfaces. Locations impacted include... Spanish Peaks and Gulnare.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 4:04PM 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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