Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Yuma, CO
At 820 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles east of Cope, or 20 miles north of Stratton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect...
Official alert brief
At 820 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles east of Cope, or 20 miles north of Stratton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Joes, Kirk, and Idalia. This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 207 and 210, and between mile markers 212 and 217.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm will produce strong winds resulting in areas of near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.