Special Weather Statement

At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Texas Creek to 14 miles southeast of Cotopaxi. Movement was northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, hail up to penny size hail, and torrential rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Heavy rainfall could cause ponding of water on paved road surfaces, washouts on dirt roads, and quick runoff causing high flows in area creeks, streams and normally dry washouts.

Locations impacted include... Royal Gorge and Canon City.