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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
230 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025
 
COZ074-088-182100-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
230 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 230 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Starkville, or 7 miles southeast of Trinidad, moving southeast at 30
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...
Trinidad, Starkville, and Raton Pass.

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.

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LAT...LON 3721 10458 3718 10408 3700 10411 3699 10464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 294DEG 25KT 3710 10440 

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

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