Special Weather Statement issued October 11 at 4:43PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
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At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Crestone Peak to near La Veta Pass. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Farisita, La Veta Pass, Crestone Peak, Greenhorn Mountain, Gardner, Red Wing, Great Sand Dunes, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe, Rye, San Isabel, Rosita, Colorado City, Spring Burn Scar north of Highway 160, northern Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160 in Costilla county, and northwestern Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160 in Huerfano county. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- CO, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-11T16:43:00-06:00
- states
- ["CO"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-11T16:43:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae423a71589f290961ac6d05cc6e4833383ce5e6.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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