Special Weather Statement: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet

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Special Weather Statement — Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed. At 1214 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm just north of Penrose, or 23 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. Locations impacted include... Penrose.

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