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At 202 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Lamar to 19 miles south of Hasty. Movement was east at 20 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... Lamar. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Where it happened
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County · 37.918°, -102.650°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County
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Incident timeline
At 202 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Lamar to 19 miles south of Hasty. Movement was east at 20 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... Lamar. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.