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WWUS85 KGJT 210406
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1006 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
COZ019-021-210430-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS CO-FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER CO-
1006 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MONTEZUMA COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM
MDT...
AT 1005 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORTEZ, OR 30 MILES NORTH OF SHIPROCK, MOVING WEST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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, LEWIS, ARRIOLA, AND MESA VERDE NATL
PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 491 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 41.
U.S. HIGHWAY 160 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 53.
COLORADO 41 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 9.
COLORADO 145 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 18.
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.
LAT...LON 3700 10904 3754 10904 3751 10823 3700 10852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 112DEG 19KT 3722 10882
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TGR
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