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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
229 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025

COZ019-022-212045-
Animas River Basin CO-Southwest San Juan Mountains CO-
229 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LA PLATA COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of Durango, moving south at 5 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...
Hesperus and Breen.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 72 and 76.
 Colorado 140 between mile markers 13 and 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3731 10815 3729 10799 3714 10800 3718 10822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 010DEG 5KT 3723 10809

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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