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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
813 WWUS85 KGJT 180200 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 800 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024 COZ021-UTZ022-028-180230- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River CO-La Sal and Abajo Mountains UT- Southeast Utah UT- 800 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DOLORES AND EAST CENTRAL SAN JUAN COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM MDT... At 800 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Eastland, or 12 miles east of Blanding, moving northeast at 30 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... Dove Creek, Eastland, and Ucolo. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 191 in Utah near mile marker 58, and between mile markers 64 and 67. U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 69. U.S. Highway 491 in Utah between mile markers 3 and 17. Colorado 141 between mile markers 1 and 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3753 10919 3770 10943 3802 10917 3781 10885 TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 220DEG 24KT 3768 10926 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ NL