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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
356 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026
COZ071-074-075-087-088-312245-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY CO-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT CO-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT CO-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT CO-
356 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO
EAST
CENTRAL COSTILLA AND WEST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM
MDT...
AT 356 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CUCHARA, OR 34 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
LA VETA, GULNARE, SPANISH PEAKS, CUCHARA, CUCHARA PASS, INDIAN CREEK
ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SPRING BURN SCAR, SPRING BURN SCAR SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 160 IN HUERFANO COUNTY, AND SOUTHEASTERN SPRING BURN SCAR
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160 IN COSTILLA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3745 10533 3754 10499 3729 10469 3709 10521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 331DEG 17KT 3742 10504
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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