Special Weather Statement for Southwest San Juan Mountains; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River
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What is happening
At 1138 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Cortez, or 42 miles east of Blanding, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 TO 45 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1138 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Cortez, or 42 miles east of Blanding, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 TO 45 mph and pea size 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... Cortez, Dolores, Lebanon, Towaoc, Stoner, Lewis, Arriola, and Yellow Jacket. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 27 and 45. U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 24 and 42. Colorado 145 between mile markers 1 and 27.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 11:39AM 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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