Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
636 FLUS45 KPUB 291043 HWOPUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 443 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 COZ058>089-093>099-301045- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 443 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Increasing coverage and intensity is expected for our thunderstorm activity today. A few weak storms are expected to form over the mountains late this morning, with main risks being gusty winds and lightning. Strong to severe storms are likely for our plains, mainly after 2pm, and especially for the Palmer Divide and areas east of I- 25. Main risks with storms for these areas today will be hail up to 2 inches in diameter, winds gusting over 60 mph, cloud to ground lightning, and one or two brief landspouts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Strong to severe storms will be possible again Thursday from I-25 eastward, with the greatest coverage of storms over the far southeast plains. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main risk from any storms, along with cloud to ground lightning. Over the mountains and interior valleys, weaker storms are expected, with gusty winds and lightning the main storm threats. Thunderstorms chances will gradually diminish from Friday into the weekend, though a few strong storms may linger on the eastern plains Friday afternoon and evening. Over the weekend, storms will tend to be weaker and more isolated, as drier air moves into the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely over portions of the region. $$ EHR/10