Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
425 WWUS85 KGJT 110446 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1046 PM MDT Sat Aug 10 2024 COZ019-022-023-110515- Animas River Basin CO-Southwest San Juan Mountains CO- San Juan River Basin CO- 1046 PM MDT Sat Aug 10 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DOLORES...WESTERN ARCHULETA...SOUTHWESTERN HINSDALE...SOUTHERN SAN JUAN AND LA PLATA COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM MDT... At 1045 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Rico to near Durango to 10 miles east of Cedar Hill. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Rico, Vallecito, Falfa, Allison, Arboles, Rockwood, Tacoma, Tiffany, Hermosa, Trimble, Elk Park, and Oxford. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 550 in Colorado between mile markers 12 and 16, and between mile markers 22 and 67. U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 84 and 126. Colorado 145 between mile markers 44 and 47. Colorado 151 between mile markers 1 and 32. Colorado 172 between mile markers 1 and 24. 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 3726 10788 3769 10807 3782 10750 3734 10731 3700 10722 3700 10782 TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 263DEG 27KT 3765 10793 3730 10779 3697 10770 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ MDA