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

COZ003-006-007-017-171500-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide CO-
Debeque to Silt Corridor CO-Grand Valley CO-
833 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MESA AND
SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 900 AM MDT...

At 832 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles southwest of Grand Junction, moving north at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Grand Junction, Fruita, Fruitvale, Clifton, Orchard Mesa, Glade Park,
and Redlands.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 20 and 36.
 U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 32 and 37.
 Colorado 141 between mile markers 136 and 139, and near mile marker
162.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3879 10860 3885 10882 3946 10864 3938 10831
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 197DEG 54KT 3891 10868

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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