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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
556 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026
COZ081-083-230030-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY CO-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND
11000 FT CO-
556 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FREMONT AND
SOUTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MDT...
AT 556 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CRIPPLE CREEK, OR 23 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE 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...
CRIPPLE CREEK AND VICTOR.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN PUEBLO.
LAT...LON 3872 10508 3866 10522 3875 10533 3879 10533
3887 10526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 230DEG 9KT 3875 10524
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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