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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
719 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025
 

COZ089-093-170145-
Crowley County CO-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
719 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND
SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM MDT...

At 719 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rocky Ford, or 13 miles northwest of La Junta, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Rocky Ford and Sugar City.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 10374 3807 10380 3825 10372 3816 10349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 222DEG 15KT 3809 10374 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Simcoe