Special Weather Statement issued May 1 at 4:35PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Branson, or 21 miles north of Des Moines, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Las Animas County.

At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Branson, or 21 miles north of Des Moines, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Las Animas County.