Special Weather Statement for Grand Valley; Grand and Battlement Mesas; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin +1 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 726 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles south of Grand Junction, moving west at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to...
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 726 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles south of Grand Junction, moving west at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Delta and south central Mesa Counties. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 48 and 66. Colorado 141 between mile markers 137 and 144.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 7:27PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Official revision
Source and limitations
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected