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WWUS85 KGJT 232259
SPSGJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
459 PM MDT THU OCT 23 2025
COZ020-UTZ028-232330-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER CO-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS UT-
459 PM MDT THU OCT 23 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL AND
SOUTHWESTERN MONTROSE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM MDT...
AT 459 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SLICK ROCK, OR 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA SAL, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
SLICK ROCK, BEDROCK, AND PARADOX.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
COLORADO 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.
COLORADO 141 NEAR MILE MARKER 24.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3811 10868 3803 10888 3829 10914 3843 10884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 150DEG 19KT 3815 10883
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MDA
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