Expires:202507080145;Remove:202507080145;060029 WWUS85 KPUB 080113 SPSPUB Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 713 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025 COZ094-097-080145- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO- 713 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM MDT... At 712 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Higbee, or 21 miles southeast of North La Junta, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Las Animas and southwestern Bent Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3762 10340 3799 10338 3787 10309 3749 10312 TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 289DEG 49KT 3774 10326 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Hodanish