Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
650 PM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024

COZ002-004-005-013-220115-
Flat Tops CO-Upper Yampa River Basin CO-
Elkhead and Park Mountains CO-Central Yampa River Basin CO-
650 PM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...A STRONG AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ROUTT...NORTHEASTERN
GARFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM MDT...

At 649 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oak Creek, or 32 miles southeast of Craig, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Oak Creek, Yampa, Milner, Tow Creek,
Toponas, and Phippsburg.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 105 and 151.
 Colorado 131 between mile markers 26 and 68.
 Colorado 134 between mile markers 1 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for
northwestern and west central Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 10670 4056 10669 4051 10665 4047 10667
      4045 10665 4034 10665 4034 10663 3997 10663
      3997 10736 4069 10730 4070 10667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 264DEG 48KT 4027 10703

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

TGR