Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
333 WWUS85 KGJT 141813 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1213 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 COZ019-021-UTZ022-141845- Southwest San Juan Mountains CO-Four Corners/Upper Dolores River CO- Southeast Utah UT- 1213 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN DOLORES AND WESTERN MONTEZUMA COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM MDT... At 1212 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles north of Aneth to near Red Valley. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Cahone, Towaoc, Yellow Jacket, and Hovenweep National Monument. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 25. Utah 162 between mile markers 29 and 31. Colorado 41 between mile markers 1 and 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3700 10908 3749 10912 3778 10873 3700 10868 TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 235DEG 22KT 3746 10905 3659 10899 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DB