Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
239 WWUS85 KGJT 252220 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 420 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024 COZ001-UTZ024-025-252245- Lower Yampa River Basin CO-Eastern Uinta Basin UT- Tavaputs Plateau UT- 420 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RIO BLANCO AND EAST CENTRAL UINTAH COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT... At 419 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 25 miles southwest of Dinosaur, or 40 miles southeast of Vernal, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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 west central Rio Blanco and east central Uintah Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3988 10935 4007 10929 4009 10883 3979 10886 TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 269DEG 25KT 3991 10923 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 15