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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
438 PM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025
 

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Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Grand and Battlement Mesas CO-
Debeque to Silt Corridor CO-Grand Valley CO-
438 PM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MESA COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM MDT...

At 437 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of De Beque, or 20 miles east of Grand Junction, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail followed by 
         moderate snow rates which could impact area roadways.

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...
Mesa, Plateau City, Cameo, Molina, and Collbran.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 45 and 58.
 Colorado 65 between mile markers 46 and 61.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3910 10831 3926 10837 3933 10797 3912 10788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 264DEG 34KT 3920 10821 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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