Special Weather Statement for Central Colorado River Basin; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
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What is happening
At 1253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carbondale, or 14 miles south of Glenwood Springs, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 1253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carbondale, or 14 miles south of Glenwood Springs, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Eagle, Gypsum, Carbondale, Basalt, Snowmass, Snowmass Village, Meridith, Cattle Creek, El Jebel, Woody Creek, and Emma. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 143 and 146. Colorado 82 between mile markers 8 and 33. Colorado 133 between mile markers 53 and 68.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 12:53PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Grand Junction CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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