Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
057 WWUS85 KPUB 080107 SPSPUB Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 707 PM MDT Sun Jul 7 2024 COZ093-097-080130- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO- 707 PM MDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OTERO AND SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM MDT... At 707 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Timpas, or 14 miles southwest of La Junta, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... La Junta, North La Junta, Higbee, and Timpas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for southeastern Colorado. && LAT...LON 3769 10378 3787 10387 3802 10350 3776 10340 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 255DEG 21KT 3782 10373 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ kam