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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1030 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

COZ019-022-171700-
Animas River Basin CO-Southwest San Juan Mountains CO-
1030 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN AND
CENTRAL LA PLATA COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM MDT...

At 1030 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Durango, moving northeast at 55 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.

Locations impacted include...
Durango, La Plata, Tacoma, Mayday, Hesperus, Hermosa, Trimble, Breen,
and Rockwood.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 550 in Colorado between mile markers 21 and 53.
 U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 68 and 83.
 Colorado 140 between mile markers 13 and 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3711 10798 3718 10818 3773 10795 3762 10764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 203DEG 49KT 3722 10805

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

NL