883  
WWUS85 KPUB 232109  
SPSPUB  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
309 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
COZ069>073-087-232145-  
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY CO-  
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT CO-  
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT CO-  
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT CO-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT CO-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT CO-  
309 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN ALAMOSA
 
WEST CENTRAL  
HUERFANO...NORTHWESTERN COSTILLA...SOUTHEASTERN SAGUACHE AND EASTERN  
CONEJOS COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM MDT...  
 
AT 307 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8  
MILES EAST OF SAN LUIS VALLEY AIRPORT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...  
BLANCA, RED WING, GREAT SAND DUNES AND BLANCA PEAK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3726 10570 3738 10587 3785 10544 3767 10518  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 220DEG 49KT 3740 10571  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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