Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
899 WWUS85 KGJT 202155 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 355 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 COZ021-202230- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River CO- 355 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MONTEZUMA COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM MDT... At 355 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cortez, or 36 miles north of Shiprock, moving southeast at 5 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. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 27 and 29. U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 26 and 41. Colorado 145 near mile marker 1. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3732 10874 3740 10858 3729 10846 3718 10869 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 331DEG 5KT 3732 10864 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ KJS