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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
518 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026
COZ072-079-087-088-310000-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT CO-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT CO-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT CO-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT CO-
518 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HUERFANO AND
NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM MDT...
AT 518 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FARISITA, OR 43 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN, WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALSENBURG AND NORTHEASTERN SPRING BURN SCAR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 160.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3761 10508 3780 10506 3781 10460 3748 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 275DEG 22KT 3771 10498
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MW
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