Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
641 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024

COZ007-008-010-013-260130-
Central Colorado River Basin CO-Flat Tops CO-
Debeque to Silt Corridor CO-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys CO-
641 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY
THROUGH 730 PM MDT...

At 641 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New Castle, or 12 miles west of Glenwood Springs, moving northeast at
40 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...
Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, and Shoshone.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 98 and 130.
 Colorado 82 between mile markers 1 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 10755 3959 10767 3989 10711 3949 10711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 233DEG 37KT 3950 10755

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

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