Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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695 WWUS85 KGJT 271917 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 117 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 COZ019-021-022-271945- Animas River Basin CO-Southwest San Juan Mountains CO- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River CO- 117 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DOLORES AND CENTRAL MONTEZUMA COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM MDT... At 117 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southeast of Dove Creek to 18 miles north of Shiprock. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Cortez, Dolores, Lebanon, Towaoc, Lewis, Arriola, Yellow Jacket, and Mesa Verde Natl Park. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 3 and 48. U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 18 and 51. Colorado 145 between mile markers 1 and 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southwestern Colorado. && LAT...LON 3770 10840 3703 10834 3703 10874 3761 10883 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 254DEG 21KT 3763 10869 3706 10865 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ KJS