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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1118 AM MDT Tue Oct 29 2024
 

COZ001-003-006-UTZ025-027-291745-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Grand Valley CO-
Lower Yampa River Basin CO-Arches/Grand Flat UT-Tavaputs Plateau UT-
1118 AM MDT Tue Oct 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MESA...SOUTHWESTERN
GARFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN UINTAH AND NORTHEASTERN GRAND COUNTIES
THROUGH 1145 AM MDT...

At 1118 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24
miles west of Fruita, or 33 miles west of Grand Junction, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Mack.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Interstate 70 in Utah between mile markers 223 and 231.
 Colorado 139 between mile markers 5 and 21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3907 10912 3938 10940 3975 10907 3934 10864
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 224DEG 31KT 3923 10917 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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