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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
443 PM MDT Sun May 12 2024

COZ003-006-007-009-122315-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Grand and Battlement Mesas CO-
Debeque to Silt Corridor CO-Grand Valley CO-
443 PM MDT Sun May 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MESA COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM MDT...

At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Palisade, or 11 miles east of Grand Junction, moving south at 20 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...
Grand Junction, Palisade, Clifton, Orchard Mesa, Cameo, and
Fruitvale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 34 and 50.
 U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 35 and 38.
 Colorado 65 between mile markers 59 and 61.
 Colorado 141 between mile markers 157 and 162.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3924 10841 3918 10822 3896 10831 3904 10855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 020DEG 18KT 3914 10837

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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