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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
155 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024

COZ002-004-005-013-022030-
Flat Tops CO-Upper Yampa River Basin CO-
Elkhead and Park Mountains CO-Central Yampa River Basin CO-
155 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ROUTT COUNTY
THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

At 154 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oak Creek, or 35 miles southeast of Craig, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Locations impacted include...
Oak Creek, Milner, Phippsburg, and Tow Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 120 and 125, and
between mile markers 140 and 141.
 Colorado 131 between mile markers 45 and 66.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4011 10664 4012 10683 4040 10722 4052 10699
      4026 10664 4022 10663
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 249DEG 13KT 4028 10696

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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