Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
212 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

COZ021-252045-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River CO-
212 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MONTEZUMA COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 212 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Cortez, or 34 miles north of Shiprock, moving east
at 25 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...
Cortez and Towaoc.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 27 and 31.
 U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 21 and 44.
 Colorado 145 between mile markers 1 and 3.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3719 10897 3741 10892 3741 10846 3708 10854
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 282DEG 22KT 3729 10873

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

$$

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