Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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515 WWUS85 KGJT 272214 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 414 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 COZ004-005-008-010-013-272245- Central Colorado River Basin CO-Flat Tops CO- Upper Yampa River Basin CO-Elkhead and Park Mountains CO- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys CO- 414 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN EAGLE... SOUTHEASTERN ROUTT...NORTHEASTERN GARFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT... At 414 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles southwest of Yampa, or 31 miles northeast of Glenwood Springs, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Yampa, Mc Coy, Burns, Phippsburg, and Toponas. This includes the following highways... Colorado 131 between mile markers 19 and 49. Colorado 134 between mile markers 1 and 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northwestern and west central Colorado. && LAT...LON 3987 10744 4015 10743 4030 10668 3982 10671 TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 271DEG 33KT 3997 10709 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ LB