Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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241 WWUS85 KGJT 012350 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 550 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 COZ007-009-020015- Grand and Battlement Mesas CO-Debeque to Silt Corridor CO- 550 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DELTA AND NORTH CENTRAL MESA COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM MDT... At 549 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Palisade, or 19 miles east of Grand Junction, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Collbran, Mesa, Skyway, Grand Mesa, Plateau City, and Molina. This includes Colorado 65 between mile markers 20 and 21, and between mile markers 24 and 51. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Brief heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3900 10828 3915 10828 3927 10787 3900 10783 TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 262DEG 21KT 3911 10820 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DB