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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:04 AM Jul. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN FREMONT...SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO AND NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MDT... At 603 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Pinon, or 18 miles northwest of Pueblo, moving east at 30 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... Fountain, Pinon, and Pueblo West. 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. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 11:48 PM Jul. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Fremont County in central Colorado... Southeastern Teller County in central Colorado... Southwestern El Paso County in east central Colorado... * Until 900 PM MDT. * At 548 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Southern Colorado Springs and Fort Carson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flood Watch
Issued: 6:32 PM Jul. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Teller, El Paso, Eastern Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Otero and Las Animas Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms containing heavy rainfall are possible across the watch area. Many of these areas have seen heavy rainfall in recent days. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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