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WWUS85 KGJT 210018
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
618 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
COZ011-012-014-210045-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY CO-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN CO-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS CO-
618 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MONTROSE COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM MDT...
AT 617 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16
MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORD, OR 17 MILES EAST OF MONTROSE, MOVING WEST AT
15 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...
CIMMARON, BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 50 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 115.
COLORADO 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 56.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3853 10750 3842 10749 3835 10770 3853 10773
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 087DEG 11KT 3847 10755
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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