Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 3:11PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

At 311 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southeast of Thatcher, or 40 miles east of Trinidad, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 southeastern Las Animas County.

At 311 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southeast of Thatcher, or 40 miles east of Trinidad, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 southeastern Las Animas County.