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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
644 PM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024

COZ093-095-097-190130-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Western Kiowa County CO-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
644 PM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN OTERO...WESTERN KIOWA
AND NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM MDT...

At 643 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Blue Lake, or 19 miles northeast of North La Junta, moving northeast
at 55 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...
Las Animas, Haswell, Blue Lake, Arlington, John Martin Reservoir, and
Fort Lyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3799 10318 3808 10350 3852 10326 3853 10317
      3861 10317 3862 10281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 203DEG 49KT 3817 10327

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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