Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
131 WWUS85 KGJT 111107 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 507 AM MDT Sun Aug 11 2024 COZ002-003-007-009-013-111130- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Flat Tops CO- Grand and Battlement Mesas CO-Debeque to Silt Corridor CO- Central Yampa River Basin CO- 507 AM MDT Sun Aug 11 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN GARFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM MDT... At 507 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Meeker to 15 miles north of Rifle to 14 miles north of Parachute. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Rifle, Silt, and Rio Blanco. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 85 and 98. Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4002 10722 3975 10733 3946 10775 3961 10817 3976 10791 3995 10783 TIME...MOT...LOC 1107Z 269DEG 30KT 3989 10780 3976 10785 3966 10802 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MDA