Special Weather Statement for Central Yampa River Basin; Elkhead and Park Mountains; Upper Yampa River Basin
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What is happening
At 505 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Hayden, or 23 miles east of Craig, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Observations 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 505 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Hayden, or 23 miles east of Craig, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Observations indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Mt Zirkel, Clark, Milner, Tow Creek, Hahns Peak, and Slater. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 95 and 100, and between mile markers 105 and 137. Colorado 13 between mile markers 95 and 104. Colorado 131 near mile marker 68.
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Special Weather Statement issued October 23 at 5:07AM 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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