Special Weather Statement for Southwest San Juan Mountains; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, Southwest San Juan Mountains, La Sal and Abajo Mountains, Southeast Utah
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What is happening
At 215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southeast of Dove Creek, or 33 miles east of Monticello, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
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. 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 215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southeast of Dove Creek, or 33 miles east of Monticello, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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. Locations impacted include... Dove Creek, Cahone, and Egnar. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 45 and 69. U.S. Highway 491 in Utah between mile markers 16 and 17. Colorado 141 between mile markers 1 and 19.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 2:16PM 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.
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