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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
900 PM MDT MON JUL 22 1996
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EL PASO COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 930 PM MDT...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE COLORADO SPRINGS
...FORT CARSON...FOUNTAIN AREA THROUGH 915 PM MDT...THEN HEAD EAST
ACROSS THE REST OF EL PASO COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL 3/4
INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER...VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.
AT 858 PM MDT...RADAR SHOWED SEVERE STORMS FROM THE EASTERN EDGE OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOUNTAIN....INCLUDING FORT
CARSON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF
COLORADO SPRINGS NEAR PIKES PEAK AND ACADEMY. STREET AND ROAD FLOODING
HAS ALSO OCCURRED AROUND THE CITY...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF
COLORADO SPRINGS.
DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. THE ROADWAY
OR PATHWAY MAY BE WASHED OUT...AND WATER COULD BE MUCH DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING
WATER AND STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH
WATER.
GRAY
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