344  
WWUS85 KPUB 230029  
SPSPUB  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
629 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
COZ085-230100-  
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW  
7400 FT CO-  
629 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY  
THROUGH 700 PM MDT...  
 
AT 629 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
HANOVER, OR 22 MILES NORTH OF PUEBLO AIRPORT, MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...  
HANOVER.  
 
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 3853 10432 3854 10448 3877 10454 3874 10420  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 190DEG 19KT 3860 10439  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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